I read another article about brain cell connections to music. Yeah, I’m a nerd when it comes to that kind of information. And I love a quote from that article that said, “Neurons that fire together, wire together.” Of course the scientist who said that was talking about how brain cells communicate with each other by “firing” messages through junctions called synapses. And when … Read the rest…
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Researchers and scientists are discovering more and more ways music therapy benefits your health. In fact, I’ve read several articles on the subject lately. And I notice how they say that doctors and caregivers integrate music into patient care a lot more these days. Hmm…music therapy benefits sick people. What a concept. And now, it seems, there’s an effort to get music to do … Read the rest…
Calm down and carry on Are you a little bit stressed (or a lot) by so much of what’s going on in the world right now? Yeah, it can pretty stressful to see so many polar opposite opinions of what’s going on. And how to solve the problems. So, a lot of people turn to drugs to help ease the stress. But what if … Read the rest…
Do music communications have to be complicated? So, this young woman wrote about the differences between a music therapist and a “glorified performer.” That was in the headline, so her bias showed from the very beginning. And there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, I appreciate her taking a stand. But after reading her article, I wondered why so many music therapists believe music … Read the rest…
The thrills are alive with the Sound of Music You might recall (then again you might not because it was a long time ago.) back in 1965 there was a movie musical called “The Sound of Music.” It starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. And several famous songs popped out of it. But I don’t actually wanna talk about the movie. “So, why’d you … Read the rest…
Music is healing? My title, music is healing, has a question mark. Because I don’t think it is. Even though you see that all the time. Or hear it. In fact, I just ran across lyrics to a song by a country band that talked about how music is healin’. But again…I say it isn’t. True healing doesn’t come from music. And it … Read the rest…
Catchy Songs Have Fringe Benefits Helen’s world had lost its sparkle. A typical day, for her, included hours of staring forward with a blank look on her face. It seemed the only thing she was aware of was that it was daytime. One day Alicia, a music therapist, came to the dementia center where Helen lived, and life began to open up again. Alicia … Read the rest…