What is it about the music of your “courting years” that creates such powerful emotions? From the time I first began working with Alzheimer’s patients, 25 years ago, I heard the professionals talking about the powerful of music from the patients’ “courting years.” We were doing a study on the therapeutic benefits of music […]
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Ancient Spring Rituals Involving Music and Rhythm
Yes, the ancient Spring rituals probably included chanting, drumming, dancing/movement. Many anthropologists and ethnomusicologists believe that early humans’ attempts at what we now call music, came from their attempts to imitate the sounds of nature. The wind through the pines and the palms, the waves lapping the shore, the babbling brooks, and the gentle […]
Seven Tips for Using Music through Headphones during Surgery
Have you been told that you need some surgery? Or are you thinking about an elective surgery procedure such as tummy tuck, liposuction, or breast enhancement? No matter what type of surgical procedure you’re planning to undergo, the one thing they have in common is the necessity for anesthesia. Now anesthesia is a very necessary […]
Incorporate Healing Music into your day: 3 Easy Tips
Are you wondering about how to incorporate healing music into your day? Good news! I’ve got 3 easy tips for you! First of all, how do you define healing music? Composers have been writing music specifically designed for healing or soothing/calming purposes for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Then again, there is music that […]
Music with Alzheimer's Patients: another story
The power of music with Alzheimer’s patients is well-known in 2016. I think we humans have known intuitively for years that music with our elderly parents or grandparents is much-loved and appreciated, but now we have the research, the clinical studies, and even full-length documentary films that chronicle the lives of elderly patients who no […]