Latest Music therapy Stories
The healing power of music and the helping power of musicians come together September 8th when beloved three-time Grammy(R) nominated singer and songwriter Odetta headlines the 8th Annual Music Has Power(TM) awards benefit at Feinstein's at Loews Regency - The Nightclub of New York. Known for her power and versatility, Odetta's legendary musical legacy spans six decades and musical genres from traditional, folk and spirituals to blues and jazz. The Music Has Power awards are presented...
By Peggy Ussery, Dothan Eagle, Ala. Jul. 8--CLAYHATCHEE -- Ruby Pouncey never sang in the church choir. She never needed a hymnal to sing along. She knew the words by heart. Pouncey's not able to go to church anymore. Heart failure has confined her to a hospital bed in her Clayhatchee home. A small embroidered pillow lies near Pouncey's head. "My Lord is my strength and my song," it reads, part of a scripture from Exodus. Listening to music, especially her church hymns, was a part of...
By Anna Kim, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Jun. 25--CHAPEL HILL -- Lisa L. White is continuing a battle that began with her son's fight. The founder of Rock Against Cancer -- a nonprofit aimed at bringing music therapy to children with cancer -- took her work Tuesday from Chapel Hill to Capitol Hill. She was there to support the passage of the "Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act," which promises to significantly increase federal investment into childhood cancer research....
By Lisa Gill Kristen Stewart holds a round, wooden instrument filled with small, metal beads that sounds like waves gently crashing upon a beach. As she rotates it back and forth, Angelina and Audrianna Liew yawn, flutter their eyes and occasionally drift off to sleep. Any other musician might take offense, but this is exactly the reaction Stewart was hoping for. Born seven weeks premature, the identical twins have spent 20 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at Beth Israel...
By Romo, Rafael Gifford, Lisa Executive Summary Medicare's fixed daily rates create an absolute cost constraint on hospices; consequently, the growth in hospice brings financial pressures. The patient efficacy of music therapy has been demonstrated in the literature and includes improving pain, agitation, disruptive behaviors, communication, depression, and quality of life. Music therapy is well suited to hospice as it addresses the four domains of palliative care (physiological,...
Few people over the age of 10 would list "Happy Birthday" among their favorite songs. But Harvey Alter, now 62, has a special fondness for it. It helped teach him how to talk. One morning in June 2003, Alter, then a self-employed criminologist, was putting a leash on his dog, Sam, in preparation for a walk when suddenly he felt dizzy and disoriented. "My thoughts were intertwined, not making sense," he said in a recent interview. "I knew I was having a stroke."At...
Researchers in Finland reported today that music can speed recovery in stroke victims. The researchers performed a study that showed a few hours of music each day soon after a stroke improved verbal memory and patient mood compared with those who did not listen to music.The study is the first to show the effect of music as a treatment for stroke patients. Strokes are one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. They happen when blood flow to the brain becomes...
