Men and women who go to war encounter horrors that are truly unimaginable the average person. This is nothing new. Wars have always been bloody and violent even thousands of years ago. In my parents generation, they saw the horrors of mustard gas and bombs of World War I. My own father fought in the […]
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Music and the Super Bowl: Revisited
I know what you’re thinking: what in the world does music have to do with the Super Bowl?? Well, in my mind, of course, everything has to do with music! When I think of the Super Bowl, the questions that come to mind are: Who’s singing the National Anthem? Who will perform the half-time show? […]
National Music Therapy Conference coming to Louisville!
The profession of music therapy has recently grown by leaps and bounds in KY, thanks to the pioneering work of Dr. Barbara Wheeler, who came to the University of Louisville in 2000 and started the first degree program in the state of KY, at the University of Louisville School of Music. For decades before that, many […]
Why do babies like to be rocked?
Have you ever rocked an infant? If so, you may have noticed that that infant nuzzled into your neck or chest and went to sleep or calmed down quickly. It is so predictable that nearly all home nurseries, hospital nurseries and daycare centers have multiple rockers in their newborn/infant spaces. Recently, I had a grandson […]
The Rhythm of Health: You can dance to it!
Have you ever heard a song or piece of music that just made you want to get up and dance? This is the power of rhythm and the more regular and predictable it is, the more effective for hooking you in! Just think of something like a Sousa March or a rock song like “We […]