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The Avera Family Wellness Program and the Sioux Falls School District have teamed up to provide a new way to treat behavioral problems in young children. It starts in the classroom as students as young as three years-old pick up a violin and start music therapy. Read more here...

It has previously been established within the research community that music and song can lead to reduced levels of stress hormones in children and that stroke patients often find it easier to express themselves through song rather than speech, as well as the fact that music with a clear pulse facilitates movement for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Read more here…

Mindfulness may be so successful in helping with a range of conditions, from depression to pain, by working as a sort of “volume knob” for sensations, according to a new review of studies from Brown University researchers. In their paper, published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, the researchers proposed that mindfulness meditation works by enabling a person to have better control over brain processing of pain and emotions. Read more by clicking HERE!…

Stella Compton-Dickinson recalls one of her music therapy sessions at Rampton – the secure psychiatric hospital for people who have committed serious offences. “We had a patient, this man, playing on the Jendai drums,” she says. “He was playing away and looked up at me and said, ‘Wow this is better than drugs!’” Read more here… 

Many people throughout the world find peace and solace through music. For the prolific writer Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., music was the only proof needed “for the existence of God.” Victor Hugo, the original author of Les Miserables, wrote that music “expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” Read more here…

It was very fitting that between Veterans’ Day, when we recognize our veterans and all they have done for our country, and Thanksgiving, when we show our gratitude for so many and for so much, the creation of a music therapy program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) was announced. What an appropriate way to honor and provide assistance to those who serve our country! Read more here…

The therapeutic efficacy of music is supported by scientific research.  A growing number of studies show the promise of various music interventions in alleviating pain and treating neurological and developmental disorders.  Music shows a positive influence on individuals suffering from dementia by addressing physical, emotional, cognitive, and social deficits characteristic of patients with diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Read more here…

Humans have been making music ever since they realized that tapping two sticks together could create an engaging beat. Music can foster feelings of joy, unleash our creativity, and is often a key feature of our most enjoyable social gatherings. Ever versatile, music can set the tone for romance or relaxation, and can impel us to move our bodies, whether for exercise or self-expression. Read more here…

The role of music in therapy has gone through some dramatic shifts in the past 15 years, driven by new insights from research into music and brain function. These shifts have not been reflected in public awareness, though, or even among some professionals. Read more here… 

This presentation is the first of the Special Needs Foundation mini-lecture series. Emma Donaldson, co-administrative director of SNFC, said, “These sessions are designed to discuss a range of therapies and expertise in the field of special needs. We were delighted to have Cayman Music Therapy discuss how music can help with special needs children.”   Read the rest here..