The Magic of Music with Parkinson’s Disease This is one of the most amazing and impressive videos that I’ve seen in a long time! It demonstrates beautifully the power of music with Parkinson’s patients. Parkinson’s has affected several dear friends of mine and it can be quite debilitating. On the other hand, there are many effective […]
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Music is/as Medicine: doctors prescribe tunes!
Music as medicine: Docs use tunes as treatment Researchers explore how melodies can help regulate heart, boost hormones By Bill Briggs msnbc.com contributor updated 2:44 p.m. ET, Mon., June 1, 2009 As Victor Fabry napped in his hospital bed, a quiet symphony filled his room. The steady pulse of a cardiac monitor marked the progress […]
World's Oldest Musical Instrument Discovered
Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered the world’s oldest known musical instrument – a flute made from a vulture bone which is believed to be 35,000 years old. The ancient flute was found in the Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany by a team led by University of Tuebingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard. Conard said the find […]
Music and the Brain After Surgery
http://the-brain-and-music.blogspot.com/2009/07/music-releases-endorphins-in-brain.html Everyone knows that music makes them feel better, but apparently, music immediately after surgery is even more powerful than previously known. today I came across this article: By Denise DadorLOS ANGELES (KABC) — A local hospital takes the healing properties of music right to the patients. She’s in the hospital, but Carol Starks feels […]
Music Can Heal Your Life!
Could music make your life better? I know that all of you know that I am also a musicologist and music healer. Tonight as I listened to “America’s Got Talent” I was so touched by a woman who sang her heart out and the judges loved her. When asked how she felt after this outstanding […]