Chantdoc goes to Washington, D.C. I’m in the middle of a very exciting adventure in Washington, D.C. The official reason is to do research at the Library of Congress on Wanda Landowska and the Revival of the Harpsichord. Wanda was the topic of my Ph.D. dissertation back in 1990 and at that time I was […]
Entries from June 15th, 2009
Wanda Landowska and the Revival of the Harpsichord
June 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Wanda Landowska and Harpsichord
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Good info about music therapy
June 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Music Healing
Music Therapy The ability to appreciate and respond to music is an inborn quality in human beings. This ability usually remains unimpaired by handicap, injury or illness, and is not dependent on music training. For people who find verbal communication an inadequate form of self expression, music therapy offers a safe, secure space for the […]
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Music, the Brain and Near-death experiences
June 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Music and the Brain
All Things Considered, May 22, 2009 · We’ve all heard the stories about near-death experiences: the tunnel, the white light, the encounter with long-dead relatives now looking very much alive. Scientists have cast a skeptical eye on these accounts. They say that these feelings and visions are simply the result of a brain shutting down. […]
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Interesting info about history of anesthesia
June 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Surgery with Music
This historical information about the use of anesthesia during surgery appeared the The Boston Globe on June 6, 2009
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More information on anesthesia
June 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Music and Surgery
Modern anesthesia has been carefully created and tested. Still, every year people die on the operating table because of unexpected reactions to anesthesia. If you can get the same effect with less anesthesia by adding music to the formula, wouldn’t you?
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Understanding more about anesthesia
June 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Music and Surgery
After being in the Music Medicine field for almost 20 years now, my primary focus has come to be the use of music during surgery. I’ve even gone so far as to create a device to deliver music through headphones to the patient during surgery. Then I got a patent on these headphones as well […]
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