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HENRY SITS HUNCHED OVER IN HIS WHEEL chair, arms crossed in front of him. His head is down, almost as if he’s trying to disappear inside himself. Read more here…

It was a quarter century ago that a Berkeley-based program began using the expressive and therapeutic power of music to help the developmentally disabled as a means of communication. Maya’s Music Therapy Fund is celebrating 25 years at its annual spring music festival, featuring performances by disabled young people and adults, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. March 30 at the Richmond Recreation Complex, 3230 Macdonald Ave. in Richmond.  Read more here…

The Australian singer admitted making her new album Kiss Me Once was cathartic as it gave her something to focus on, after her split with Spanish model Andres Velencoso last October. Read more here…

March is National Music Therapy Awareness Month and in 14 communities across the country – including here in Thompson – marchers will be marching March 30 to raise money and awareness for music therapy, says the Toronto-based Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund. Read more here…

Bates, a 1996 University of Dayton graduate, had met the woman three months earlier when the patient entered hospice. While the medical staff helped address physical symptoms, Bates helped her and her family forge positive memories and revisit old ones: She assisted the woman and her husband in composing a song about their life together.  Read more here…

We initially brought our own music therapy to stimulate him and learned the positive affects both upon him and other patients,” Thiel said. “From this lesson we promoted the idea to the VA hospital ICU staff and hospital personal. They had never heard or thought of this and were very excited to have therapeutic method readily available. Read more here…

Musicians exemplified the importance of music therapy Sunday at the Transformation Through Rhythm music event. The third Annual Transformation Through Rhythm Concert took place at the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Read more here…

The St. George singer-songwriter and musician is making his own brand of tonic with a new CD that will be officially released Friday with a concert at the Sanderson Centre. Read more here…

Amy Rodgers Smith is the founder of On a Better Note, a music therapy clinic in Morgantown. As one of only 15 certified music therapists in West Virginia, her client list includes people across the autism spectrum and those recovering from strokes among many others. Read more here…

Music isn’t just Candice Gardiner’s life, it’s her life quest. As one of Windsor’s half dozen music therapy professionals, Gardiner works long hours each week bringing the healing powers of music to the elderly, infirm and people with disabilities. Read more here…