On Mother’s Day Eve, I’m thinking about the songs that we associate with our mothers. I guess for me, it’s the lullabies and children’s songs that my mother taught me when I was a child. “Itsy, Bitsy Spider” “Go to Sleepy Little Baby” “Jesus Loves Me” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” are some of my […]
Entries from May 9th, 2009
Music Therapy with Breast Cancer Patients
May 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Music and Cancer
Research on music therapy in people with cancer There have been studies showing that music therapy can help people who’ve had cancer to feel less anxious, more relaxed, and to feel less pain. In a very preliminary 2001 British study of music therapy in 29 cancer patients, participants felt a higher sense of well-being and […]
Impromptu concert in lobby of Mayo Clinic
May 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Music and the Golden Years
WEDNESDAY, MAY 06, 2009 Impromptu concert at the Mayo Clinic This clip is priceless! This lovely couple, married for 62 years, are playing on a beautiful grand piano in the lobby of the Mayo Clinic…a wonderful example of the healing power of music. I’d love to hear your comments! Click on the blue link to […]
“Musical Anesthesia”
May 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
What is the advantage of using “musical anesthesia?” What exactly is “Musical Anesthesia?” This is my patented procedure for using music during surgery (or other medical procedures) wherein the patient has specially created wireless headphones that deliver specially chosen music during surgery for the express purpose of reducing (sometimes dramatically) the amount of anesthesia required […]
Tags: musical anesthesia
CNN reports on Swine Flu “music”
May 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Music and Genetics
This story appeared in 2009, but it appears not to have caught on? Fascinating idea, though. By Elizabeth Landau CNN Swine flu may be inspiring fear worldwide, but for Stephan Zielinski of San Francisco, California, it inspired a song. The genes underlying swine flu inspired one amateur musician to compose music based on it. The […]
Tags: swine flu music
