Recently one of my clients/patients asked me about Mozart’s health. What an interesting question! After all that’s been in the news about how Mozart’s music can do all kinds of wonderful things, we come back to Mozart’s own physical and mental health. Some of the things he is purported to have suffered from include:
depression
mania
addictions (both [...]

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What makes a piano prodigy?

Have you ever wondered why some children are born with magnificent musical talents and some with devastating physical, mental and emotional handicaps? Much has been written about the latter but not nearly as much about the former. We know that musical talent tends to run in families. The study of [...]

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Vocal Toning is different from traditional chanting, and allows for more flexibility and creativity. Because it is hard to drum and sing at the same time, you may find that vocal toning is easier than chanting. Instead of using words we use tones (such as om, ah, hey). Vocal Toning is about releasing. Toning in [...]

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Yesterday there was a delightful article in the Louisville Courier-Journal about a cleaning lady in a courtroom who sings as she goes about her work.  According to the story, one of the circuit court clerks heard someone singing in an empty courtroom.  She couldn’t understand the words but could clearly feel the mood of the [...]

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Rande Davis Gedaliah’s 2003 diagnosis of Parkinson’s was followed by leg spasms, balance problems, difficulty walking, and ultimately a serious fall in the shower. But something remarkable happened when the 60-year-old public speaking coach turned to an oldies station on her shower radio: She could move her leg with ease, her balance improved, and, she [...]

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I’ve been very blessed to get lots of free PR since I started Healing Music Enterprises in the early 90’s.  I’ve added two radio clips and one video clips to this page in hopes that they might answer some of your questions about either lullabies, the Mozart Effect, or music with surgery!
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The operating room of a hospital is a highly stressful place. Surgeons and assistants have to be extremely attentive, moving quickly but carefully. Playing music during surgeries has been shown to relax the staff and the patients. Some of the benefits that extend to the recovery room are lower heart rate, blood pressure and [...]

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This morning on CBS Sunday Morning there was a special feature on Doris Day. It brought back sooooo many memories of going to the movies on Saturday afternoons in the 50’s and 60’s and watching movies like this and singing these songs in my head for weeks afterwards. Everybody loved Doris Day and I was [...]

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Last night I had the fantastic opportunity to go see and hear Julie Andrews in person.  I was so excited when I heard she was coming to Louisville because I’ve been a huge fan of hers ever since I saw Mary Poppins many moons ago.  I’ve followed her career with great interest and found her [...]

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Have you wondered what your unborn child really hears? According to Giselle E. Whitwell, a pre-natal music therapist in Los Angeles, “Uterine sounds form a “sound carpet” over which the mother’s voice in particular appears very distinct and which the prenate gives special attention because it is so different from its own amniotic environment. [...]

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Of all my blog topics that I write about, the topic of music and the brain seems to generate the most response and the most comments and questions.  I can see why too!  Everybody loves music although taste in music varies radically from pop, rock and jazz to symphonies, chamber music and opera.  Then there [...]

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 Inquiring minds want to know…do I practice what I preach?  Well, today I certainly did!  I woke up feeling tired, grumpy, and mad at myself.  I ate a bunch of junk food over the 4th of July holiday week-end.  I should be embarassed to admit it but, lest there be any doubt of my human-ness, [...]

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When you get that 4th of July BBQ party playlist together, the 4th of July BBQ party should include some of the best patriotic country music songs. We usually begin a 4th of July BBQ party in Texas with a few happy hour drinks, sodas, pool volleyball, and some pool patio welcoming chitchat while the [...]

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