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NEWTON — Abernethy Laurels United Church Homes and Services uses music therapy for residents with Alzheimer’s disease or similar memory loss conditions, Director of Activities Amy Carter said. “Music tends to take us to a happy place,” Carter said. Abernethy Laurels is the first senior community in Catawba County to have a certification for the Music and Memory Program, Carter said. Read more here…

MANILA – Filipinos are recognized globally as music-lovers. They are also known for being cheerful. In fact, many of them believe that “laughter is the best medicine”. Did you know that music can actually heal patients? This is called music therapy. Read more here…

When Alisha Luymes discovered music therapy, she said she knew she had found her calling.”It brings together two things that are dear to me,” says Luymes, a third-year University of Iowa music therapy graduate research assistant from Wessington Springs, South Dakota. “I love music and I love helping people, so when I found out that music therapy existed, I was interested immediately.” Read more here…

There are few things in this world as emotionally gratifying or powerful as music. In an instant, music can alter attitude, flip perspectives or make a memory. Some music, like fine wine, increases in value as it ages; some music most certainly does not – sorry, Safety Dance. Read more here…

Maryville University offers one of the Top 25 Master’s Degrees in Music Therapy nationally, according to a new ranking by The Master’s in Special Education Program Guide. Read more here…

When Alisha Luymes discovered music therapy, she said she knew she had found her calling. “It brings together two things that are dear to me,” says Luymes, a third-year University of Iowa music therapy graduate research assistant from Wessington Springs, South Dakota. “I love music and I love helping people, so when I found out that music therapy existed, I was interested immediately.” Read more here…

Music is frequently used as a therapeutic agent and this (music therapy) operates in 2 ways. The active form presents sounds through innovative techniques, is activity-based and helps improve hand-eye coordination. The passive form, where one just listens to music, is used for healing pain and trauma, and relaxation purposes. Read more here…

The healing power of music is being harnessed in emergency rooms at Brisbane’s Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital to ensure young patients remain settled during procedures. The hospital is the first in Australia to have a dedicated paediatric music therapy service team inside a paediatric emergency unit. Read more here…

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Kids at the Bridges Learning Center/BLC in Akron are ‘All In’ when it comes to the Cavs. They got to play games and learn how to be a team while supporting the Cavs. Read more here…

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – A group of doctors in St. Louis are turning what looks like a dance class into therapy to help treat kids who have been diagnosed with neurofibromatosis. Read more here…