Posts Tagged ‘therapy’
Fundraiser for Music Therapy group

A fundraiser that includes appetizers and a group mediumship with a psychic will help raise money for the Music Therapy Impact fund. The nonprofit group provides music therapy for patients who receive hospice and palliative care at the end of their life. Read more here…
Music therapy easing pain for children with cancer

There is one room in the Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital oncology ward where there are no doctors, no beds and no mention of cancer. Instead, every Wednesday morning, it is full of seriously ill children who clap their hands, sing and laugh. Read more here…
Healing Metro Detroit’s Children Through Music

Children are one of our most vulnerable populations, and they’re also our future. It’s critical that we do everything we can to raise strong, confident, considerate kids. However, that’s often easier said than done, especially when the children come from households where there’s been serious abuse and neglect. Read more here…
Andra Day raises her powerful voice for healing at ‘ACL’ taping

In her debut “Austin City Limits” taping, rapidly rising R&B artist Andra Day demonstrated phenomenal vocal prowess. From the soaring extended bridge in retro-soul opener “Forever Mine,” arranged to showcase Day’s range and technical skills as a jazz singer, to the electrifying closer, a cover of Queen’s “I Want It All” reimagined as a torrential soul storm that brought the singer to her knees and the audience to their feet, 31-year-old Day proved she’s one of the most powerful voices of her generation. Read more here…
MSU COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL HOSTS ANNUAL ERIC ‘RICSTAR’ WINTER MUSIC THERAPY CAMP

The Michigan State University Community Music School will host the 14th annual Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp June 13-18. RicStar’s Camp welcomes individuals of all ages with special needs as well as their siblings. Read more here…
Retiree feels happy going for music therapy

SINGAPORE – Four of her five children have families of their own. And the remaining child who is still living with her is busy carving out his career. Read more here…
Music in the Gardens concert rescheduled for June 9

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Plan on meeting friends at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at The Arboretum at Penn State for Music in the Gardens: Healing the Soul. Partnering with Mount Nittany Health and The Arboretum at Penn State, the concert opens the 2016 Music at Penn’s Woods summer schedule with an evening of music performed outdoors within the garden rooms of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens. Read more here…
Music Therapy Is A Thing, So Why Not Rap Therapy?

Maryiah Winding is a rising senior at the School of the Art Institute from the South Side of Chicago with a big idea. She wants to develop a rap therapy program that would allow urban youth to grapple with their feelings and deal with trauma through hip hop and rap music. She’s an artist and musician, not a psychology major, but that hasn’t stopped her from taking steps to develop a rap therapy program. Read more here…
Tuneful treatment: Alabama grad brings music therapy practice to hometown

It’s music time at the Little Tree Preschool in the United Cerebral Palsy building at McClellan. About nine children sit on the floor in a semi-circle, aides and teachers behind them. Lauren Key leads the group in ocean-themed activities. Read more here…
MSU Community Music School hosts annual Eric ‘Ricstar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp

The Michigan State University Community Music School will host the 14th annual Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp June 13-18. RicStar’s Camp welcomes individuals of all ages with special needs as well as their siblings. Read more here…