What do you get when you combine one the oldest, most-anticipated holiday celebrations of not just childhood, but throughout the life-span, and music?? Of course you get the most magical, powerful, and emotional music that has ever been written! Get Alice’s Christmas CD! Now if you’ve been following my blog for any time at all, […]
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Why is music powerful medicine?
Today, we have a guest post by an author who is a Canadian health expert, and especially in the field of music therapy. Please feel free to contact me or him if you have more questions. Music as medicine For centuries people have used music to soothe others; this is why mothers sing to their […]
Music as Medicine: Ted Talk
By now, you have heard me say hundreds of times that music as medicine, is good, powerful, healing and non-addictive. The awareness that music is a type, a form, of medicine is ancient. The Greeks and Romans knew about the power of music; the Bible talks about the power of music over and over. The […]
Can Movie Music Be Healing?
This is something that I’ve always wondered. Growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, I heard lots of wonderful movie music. Some of my favorites were “Theme from a Summer Place” “Moon River” from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” lots of cowboy movie music and of course all the Disney movies that came out during my childhood […]
What are Therapeutic Characteristics of Music?
We all know that music makes us feel better! It has therapeutic characteristics that affect our body-mind-spirit in a way that nothing else can do! You actually don’t even have to hear the music around you; you can hear it in your head and have the same effect!! You can whistle it or hum it […]