Music For Maternity

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MIAMI – Babies who engage in musical play may have an easier time picking up language skills, a recent study says. U.S. researchers compared 9-month-old babies who played with toys and trucks to those who practiced banging out a rhythm during a series of play sessions. Read more here…

The hills of Dairy Flat are alive with the sounds of music whenever James Wong, 7, and music therapist May Clulee get together. James, who loves The Sound of Music, has regular music therapy sessions with Clulee to help him better express himself and develop different ways to cope with challenging situations that upset or anger him.
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According to the American Music Therapy Association, music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. It is a well established allied health profession that uses music therapeutically to address behavioral, social, psychological, communicative, physical, sensory motor and/or cognitive functioning. Because music therapy is a powerful and non-threatening medium, unique outcomes are possible.  Read more here…

The benefits of music continue to gain momentum for seniors, especially those affected by Alzheimers. Alex Handyside captures the magic of music in this informative article. Music as therapy has been around since Plato’s days, but it really only took off as a science after the First World War, when musicians living near hospitals and convalescent homes were asked to play for recuperating veterans. Since then formal university programs have sprung up, and music therapists are now accredited by national or provincial professional associations. Read more here…

“Sexual Healing,” a hit Marvin Gaye song, was not actually authored solely by Marvin Gaye. How the song came about is a long story that involves music writer David Ritz. Read more here…

New Zealand’s inaugural Music Therapy Week begins this weekend, highlighting the healing qualities of music, and raising awareness of music therapy. The theme of the week is Celebrating Music Therapy.
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Rock your baby in sync with music and you may wonder how the experience affects her and her developing brain. A new study by scientists at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows that a series of play sessions with music improved 9-month-old babies’ brain processing of both music and new speech sounds. Read more here…

On her worst days, when she cannot stop crying or shake the agitation, it is music that calms the 79-year-old Alzheimer’s patient. Nine years into her diagnosis, the woman who once loved to sing and dance, who worked as an attorney in Pittsburgh, no longer can muster up lyrics. The disease has taken her speech, as it did her memory of daily routines, of people and events, and even her knowledge of self.
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Haven’t we all had the experience of listening to music and suddenly sensing a change in our mood? I’m sure all of us can recall feeling a flood of emotions when hearing a song associated with a joyful, exciting or even sorrowful time in our life. Read more here…

Over the past two weeks 5 News has told you about how music therapy has been put to work right here in our communities. Now you’ll see what a music therapy session actually looks like. Our reporter Renata Di Gregorio sat in on one with a 6-year old boy from Shinnston. Read more here…