Music helps when all else fails. Published on September 28, 2011 by Susan R. Barry, Ph.D. in Eyes on the Brain My 89-year-old father lives three miles from me in an Assisted Care home. Like many of the other residents, he can barely walk and is terribly withdrawn. It is a struggle to find ways [...]
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Another story of Music’s Healing Power
October 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Music and the Brain, Music and the Golden Years, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
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Using Music to prevent Bed Sores in Nursing Homes?
January 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Music and the Golden Years, Music in the Hospital, Music in the News!
I was thrilled to open my local newspaper this morning (the Louisville Courier-Journal) and find a major news story about how music is being used in Kentucky nursing homes to prompt the staff to re-position patients who are bed-ridden. Enjoy! Bedsores can be a serious problem for the elderly, but a University of Cincinnati study [...]
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Mitch Miller, RIP
August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Music and the Golden Years
“Follow the Bouncing Ball!” I grew up with Mitch Miller…that is to say, he was on the TV Screen when I was a child and I loved following the bouncing ball and singing along with Mitch! So did my grandmother and many of my siblings. As I got older I realized that it wasn’t exactly [...]
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Healing Components of Music: Melody
June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and the Golden Years, Music Healing, Music with Alzheimer's patients
Yesterday, we had an overview of the components of healing music. It’s always important to remember that what is healing to one person might actually be distasteful or anxiety provoking to another. Music is very personal so understanding the components and how they function within music can help you to choose the music you want [...]
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The Joy of Music in the Golden Years
May 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Music and the Golden Years
My mother is an amazing woman, if I do say so myself. Four years ago, at “almost” 80 years old, she went to live in a lovely assisted living facility. Like many families we were not sure how much she would like it, even though she chose it herself, but to our delight and surprise [...]
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 [...]
The Power of Music in your Golden Years
September 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Music and the Golden Years
Why Does Music Have so Much Power in the Golden Years? Speaking as an almost 60 y.o., I am increasingly aware on a daily basis that music makes me happy and encouraged when I’m feeling down, it calms me when I’m feeling anxious and it brings back loads of happy memories when life seems dull [...]
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Doris Day and nostalgic music of the 60′s
July 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Music and the Golden Years
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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