We all know that music makes us feel better! It cheers us up, it calms us down, it brings back wonderful memories of love, childhood, holidays, vacations, and our whole lives. The field of music therapy has provided lots of wonderful information on this and so much more. The following list is from www.preludemusictherapy.com. I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Music Healing'
What are Therapeutic Characteristics of Music?
January 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing, Music in the Hospital, Music Medicine, Music Research
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Mozart by Cat
October 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Music Healing
Nora the cat pawing out a little music.
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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
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 Like many of the other residents, he can barely walk and is terribly withdrawn.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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Music is Becky Lippard’s saving grace
August 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Music Healing
[Tagline] Published Saturday, August 13, 2011 11:00 PM By Katie Scarveykscarvey@salisburypost.comWhen faced with the prospect of losing most of a lung, Becky Lippard knew what was important to her. “I’d rather have five years of singing than 15 years without it,” she told doctors. Becky is well-known locally for her beautiful voice. She’s [...]
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Babies are tuned into rhythm
April 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Music Healing
A study from Cornell in 2005 provides some fascinating insight into the musical and rhythmic talents of infants. Please send me your comments and questions regarding this article or anything about babies and music. Baby has the beat but quickly loses the ability to detect alien rhythms, studies find ITHACA, N.Y. — Babies have us [...]
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Remember the Swingle Singers?
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Movie Music, music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
When I was in high school, I was introduced to the Swingle Singers, singing their fabulous arrangements of Bach preludes and fugues, Scarlatti sonatas, and all kinds of wondrous musical confections. Only in my later years have I even become familiar with the music of people like Jerome Kern and even then, only because [...]
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Creating Love and Passion with Music
February 14th, 2011 · No Comments · music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
Can music actually create love and passion in your relationship? I certainly think so! Almost everyone remembers certain love songs that remind them of the one they love or loved. Music has a powerful effect on the mind-body connection and when things are NOT going well in your relationship, sometime listening to the songs that [...]
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Is all rap bad?? Of course not!
February 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Music and Emotion, Music Healing, Rap Music Can Heal
I’m always taken aback when someone says to me that they “hate” rap music, or that it’s nothing but noise and hateful, dangerous messages. It’s what I call “contempt prior to investigation.” In my experience, there is no class, category or genre of music that is totally without merit…including rap. I don’t remember when I [...]
