All over the world, at any given moment, people are being told that they need to have surgery: back surgery, shoulder surgery, knee replacements, hip replacements, hysterectomies…you get the picture. For almost 20 years I have been assisting people who are having surgery to find the perfect music for them. Now I have created my […]
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How does music help a sick baby or preemie?
How does music help a sick preemie or baby? When your infant is sick, you’ll do anything to turn the tide, right? Music therapy has been around for literally thousands of years, but most people don’t realize how powerfully healing music can be. With a preemie or newborn full-term infant, there are many benefits. When […]
Will you use music with your surgery?
You know that music makes a difference in your surgical procedure, right? You can have live music but that’s a little harder that purchasing either the special music I’ve put together for you or my pre-programmed MP3 player, ready to go into surgery with you. Which do you want? Click on the ad in the […]
Music and Epilepsy: Is there a Connection?
Music and Epilepsy Using the sound of her violin, concert violinist Martha Curtis teaches hope, and the power to overcome anything. Curtis has suffered from epilepsy her entire life, even having seizures on the biggest concert stages in the world. 15 years ago, Curtis put her career and love for music on the line, undergoing […]
Research on Mozart vs. New Age music
Interesting Mozart Research Mozart versus new age music: relaxation states, stress, and ABC relaxation theory.Smith JC, Joyce CA.Roosevelt University Stress Institute, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL 60605, USA. jsmith@roosevelt.edu Smith’s (2001) Attentional Behavioral Cognitive (ABC) relaxation theory proposes that all approaches to relaxation (including music) have the potential for evoking one or more of 15 factor-analytically […]