{"id":19,"date":"2008-04-11T17:05:49","date_gmt":"2008-04-11T22:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/blog\/?p=19"},"modified":"2008-04-11T17:05:49","modified_gmt":"2008-04-11T22:05:49","slug":"why-is-music-so-powerful-in-the-golden-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/why-is-music-so-powerful-in-the-golden-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is music so powerful in the &#8220;Golden Years?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking as an almost 60 y.o., I am increasingly aware on a daily basis that music makes me happy and encouraged when I&#8217;m feeling down, it calms me when I&#8217;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 do with brain chemistry, memory function and the power of association! Just think back for a minute:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>do you remember your first kiss?<\/li>\n<li>your first school dance?<\/li>\n<li>your first real love?<\/li>\n<li>your first child?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of these famous firsts usually have music associated with them. Songs I remember from that part of my life include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;And they called it puppy love&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Cupid&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Sealed with a kiss&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Can&#8217;t help falling in love with you&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All I have to do is remember the tune and I&#8217;m zapped back to the sixties and all the memories I can squeeze into a few hours! The older we get, the more memories of people, places, events, movies, vacations, etc, etc. Keep track of the soundtrack to YOUR life and enjoy it often!<\/p>\n<p>Want a CD of &#8220;golden oldies&#8221; from 1900-1940&#8217;s?\u00a0 Dr. Cash has &#8220;Music for Memory Care.&#8221;\u00a0 Click <a href=\"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/products\/memory_care\/memory_care.html\" title=\"Music for Memory Care\">here<\/a> for more information.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking as an almost 60 y.o., I am increasingly aware on a daily basis that music makes me happy and encouraged when I&#8217;m feeling down, it calms me when I&#8217;m feeling anxious and it brings back loads of happy memories when life seems dull and uninteresting! Why? 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