“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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Mitch Miller, RIP
August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Music and the Golden Years
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Healing Components of Music: Melody
June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Music Healing, Music and the Golden Years, 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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Dr. Oliver Sacks connects music and spirituality
June 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Music and the Golden Years
Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks has found common ground with the pastor of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church: Both men believe in the healing power of music. Sacks, the best-selling author of “Awakenings” and “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” was to share the church stage Saturday with the famed gospel choir as part [...]
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Why is music so powerful in the “Golden Years?”
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Music and 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 and uninteresting! Why? Well, obviously a lot of it has to [...]
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