I was thrilled to open my local newspaper this morning (the Louisville Courier-Journal) and find a major news story about how music is being used in Kentucky nursing homes to prompt the staff to re-position patients who are bed-ridden. Enjoy! Bedsores can be a serious problem for the elderly, but a University of Cincinnati study […]
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Dr. Deforia Lane shows what a music therapist does
This is a wonderful video of Deforia Lane practicing her musical magic with a variety of different patients in the hospital in Cleveland! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
More about Dr. Deforia Lane
I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Deforia Lane. Actually, many people feel the same way and I wanted to share with my readers another wonderful article that was written about her. I met her early in my journey toward the field of music medicine. I consider Deforia to be a dear friends as […]
Deforia Lane, Masterful Music Therapist!
Deforia Lane is a dear friend of mine. I met her when I was on the threshold of stepping into the world of music as medicine back in 1990. Deforia was just finishing up her Ph.D. in music therapy and was speaking at a conference in Cleveland about her doctoral research on music and the […]
Components of Healing Music: Ostinato
By Dr. Alice Cash on June 22, 2010 in Classical Music, Music and Relaxation, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing, Music in the Hospital
While teaching my “Intro to Healing Music” class the other day, the topic of the ostinato came up. We were talking about the importance of people feeling “grounded” in order for healing to take place. When people feel like they are connected to something stable and solid, then they can relax enough to let go […]