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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Music has more power than you may think — the power to heal. At St. David’s Rehabilitation Hospital, music and rhythm is helping patients recover after suffering life-threatening brain injuries. “Sent a normal, everyday text to my boyfriend at 12:51 and they called EMS at 12:57. So it only took 6 minutes for me to have the aneurysm,” said Ellie Blair, who’s just 24-years-old. Read more here…

WEST SALEM — At Life in Harmony Music Therapy, aural experiences promote and sustain physiological and psychological wellness. LiH helps people with autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome or neurological disorders, among other challenges. Read more here…

Joanna Bereaud rolled her cart down the hospital hallway. A patient was waiting for her treatment — delivered by maraca and drum. Bereaud, a music therapist at Boston Children’s Hospital, carries a guitar on her back and more instruments in her cart: xylophones, an ocean drum, a rain stick, metal chimes, a kid-sized tambourine.
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Music therapists at the Nordoff Robbins Scotland charity’s base in Dundee are bringing ‘immeasurable benefits’ to peoples’ lives across the city and beyond, discovers Michael Alexander. Six-year-old Leona skips down the corridor and can’t wait to enter the music room which contains a piano, xylophone and a range of percussion instruments.
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NEW MILFORD — Music is healing and can make a difference. It was this philosophy that spurred Linda Wrenn to host a benefit concert for the victims of the Haiti earthquake in 2011 that raised $10,000, and to now create Hearts in Harmony Jr., a children’s choir dedicated to spreading kindness. Read more here…

COPD patients can benefit from music therapy, according to research. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects a person’s lungs and breathing, and the study found that music therapy in conjunction with traditional therapies can help improve symptoms better than standard treatment alone. Read more here…

BUENOS AIRES: The shadows of barred windows make the Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital seem especially soulless, but then the syncopated beats of tango music fill the air. For a handful of residents at the Borda hospital, the daily shuffle in line for medication has given way to the sensual steps of Argentina’s classic dance. Read more here…

You’re never too old, or too young, to be moved by music. My daughter wasn’t exactly the happiest baby on the block, but one thing that could usually put a gummy grin on her face was turning up the music and dancing around the living room with her in my arms. Read more here…

GREENVILLE – State of the Heart Care has had the pleasure of working with music therapy intern, Kristina Simer, for the past six months. As a requirement for her B.A. in Music Therapy through Slippery Rock University, Simer must complete 1200 hours of clinical experience. Simer will finish up her time working at State of the Heart this month. Read more here…