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Operation Song, professional songwriters/singers from Nashville who have written award winning songs for the stars and who dedicate their time to music therapy with returning soldiers and veterans, was brought to the area by Heartland Therapeutic Programs, a North Georgia nonprofit, July 11-13. Read more here…

If there’s a problem with Michael Rossato-Bennett’s Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory, an engaging, vaguely uplifting documentary about how personalized music therapy can help dementia patients, it’s that it ignores the very tune it’s playing. Rather than present its elderly, memory-impaired subjects as human beings who deserve more from life, they’re offered up as ersatz spokespeople for the effectiveness of this already-tested technique. Read more here…

Chrissy Pearson, clinical manager at the Music Therapy Centre, says she lives in fear of the day she has to tell her clients the facility must close its doors.  Read more here…

A music therapy program for pediatric patients received a boost Wednesday when NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young and his wife, Barb, presented a check for $150,000 to Sutter Children’s Center, Sacramento to construct a music therapy facility on the midtown campus of Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento. Read more here…

Lisa Gracey shares a puppet of an orange bear with 11-month-old son, Duke, singing ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm,’ encouraging him to be engaged in his music therapy class. He grabs at the soft material and bounces in excitement. Read more here…

NASHVILLE — Belmont University will launch an undergraduate music therapy program this fall, making it the only university in Tennessee to offer such a degree. Read more here…

Schipper, a music therapist with West Music, held two 45-minute sessions at the Cedar Falls Public Library for clients of Comprehensive Systems and North Star Community Services, nonprofit agencies that provide a variety of services for people with disabilities. The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Cedar Falls Library. Read more here…

Belmont officials believe the school is uniquely situated to offer the program because of Nashville’s status as a hub for the health care and music industries. Read more here…

On the August 11th edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett about his new documentary Alive Inside. The film explores music’s ability to combat memory loss through the experiences of individuals who have been rejuvenated by listening to music. How does music affect our brains and people who are aging or mostly unresponsive? What role does music play in your life?Join the conversation on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you. Read more here…

More patients are benefiting from the healing effect of creative art therapies as University of Kentucky HealthCare expands the presence of art and music therapy at the Markey Cancer Center and Eastern State Hospital. Read more here…