Music therapy has been bringing magic and respite to Australians for 40 years
9 years, 3 months ago

Music therapy has been bringing magic and respite to Australians for 40 years

ABC  

Music therapy has been bringing joy and respite to people with a range of physical and mental health conditions for four decades. It's like making a wonderful photo album, we've got plenty of great memories of dancing and singing and having a really good time Lani Motiekaitis has been a registered music therapist for 10 years and works around the Gold Coast. "It's a very diverse field because music therapy can be used for so many people different ages and different conditions as well," she said. How came up with Lani's name I don't know, I'm just really grateful that she did For the past five years Ms Motiekaitis has been building a special rapport with Nathan, bringing a little respite and magic into his life. "The responses that he gives to Lani's therapy are small, but knowing Nathan well, you know that they are there," Mr Tait said.

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Teenagers use music therapy to support healing from grief and medical conditions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Teenagers use music therapy to support healing from grief and medical conditions

ABC  

Georgia vividly remembers the night she had her first seizure. "Music is like therapy for me, because if I went to bed stressed, there was more likely a chance of me having a seizure," she said. "Music is a very calming presence on people who experience epileptic seizures and helps regulate their nervous system," Ms Perry said. "We often use …

Music therapy at Queensland Children's Hospital continues to have lasting impact on patients as it turns 30
1 year, 4 months ago

Music therapy at Queensland Children's Hospital continues to have lasting impact on patients as it turns 30

ABC  

Ten-week-old Ruby Carson snuggles into her mum's lap on a bustling and noisy corner of the Queensland Children's Hospital – her home for most of her short life. Music therapy easing pain Photo shows Music therapy at the Royal Children's Hospital Every Wednesday morning, children leave their beds in the oncology ward and come together for 30 minutes of music …

When the sound of music relieves stress
2 years, 4 months ago

When the sound of music relieves stress

Live Mint  

Don't we all have that playlist, whether it is filled with classical symphonies or hip-hop beats, or some heavy metal, that helps manage frustration or centre energy? “Music therapy involves an interactive way of using music by a professionally trained therapist in a one-on-one setting or in a group setting," she says, adding that music can help regulate attention, emotion, …

Advantages of music therapy for general mental health
2 years, 7 months ago

Advantages of music therapy for general mental health

India TV News  

Ancient civilisations had a strong musical tradition, which is present in all cultures today. When employed by experienced and skilled experts, music therapy is an evidence-based, efficient, and safe method of treatment that is used to treat people who require mental healthcare. Improves cognitive functions and delays Alzheimer's Music therapy helps in improving the cognitive abilities of individuals and slows …

Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why
3 years, 1 month ago

Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why

NPR  

Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. "I can't actually play a song," says Schneider, who suffered two serious brain injuries during nearly 22 years in the Marines. "We know that when we receive music, even when we hear music, we're activating multiple parts of the brain," she says. Enlarge this image toggle caption Madeline Gray for …

The healing power of music
3 years, 9 months ago

The healing power of music

Deccan Chronicle  

World Music Day, an annual celebration of music when music lovers organize free concerts and other musical events in neighborhood parks and open spaces, didn’t happen in public places this year thanks to the danger of the pandemic still lurking around. However, that doesn’t stop us from dedicating the day to learning about one of the many benefits of music, …

Music Therapy: 5 ways in which music can help you heal
4 years, 1 month ago

Music Therapy: 5 ways in which music can help you heal

India Today  

Music is an art of expressing ideas and emotions in beautiful forms like rhythm, melody, tones, harmony, humming, etc. Music reduces stress and anxiety: Research has shown that listening to music with a slow tempo or instrumentation can put people at ease and calm them down even during highly stressful or painful events. Music helps us to exercise: Many of …

Music therapy sessions help stroke patients recover faster
5 years ago

Music therapy sessions help stroke patients recover faster

Hindustan Times  

New research has shed a positive light on music therapy sessions for stroke patients which helps them to improve function by regulating mood, improving concentration, and promoting brain changes. Music therapy sessions help stroke patients recover faster. For the study, they studied the experience of 177 patients who took part in 675 Neurologic Music Therapy sessions over a two-year period. …

Sound of music with beatboxing
5 years, 4 months ago

Sound of music with beatboxing

Deccan Chronicle  

A 21-year-old Chennai-based artiste, Ankush Jain, manages to play wind instruments and make music with his mouth at the same time. “I was a percussionist before getting into beatboxing and I was randomly watching YouTube videos and I came across this TEDx talk by Tom Thum and I found it very interesting to be able to create music without instruments …

Striking a chord, NIH taps the brain to find how music heals
7 years, 3 months ago

Striking a chord, NIH taps the brain to find how music heals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Like a friendly Pied Piper, the violinist keeps up a toe-tapping beat as dancers weave through busy hospital hallways and into the chemotherapy unit, patients looking up in surprised delight. Music increasingly is becoming a part of patient care — although it’s still pretty unusual to see roving performers captivating entire wards, like at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital …

Study casts doubt on music therapy for kids with autism
7 years, 7 months ago

Study casts doubt on music therapy for kids with autism

CNN  

Story highlights Researchers saw no benefits when comparing music therapy with standard care for children with autism One expert criticizes premise of making people less autistic CNN — Ethan Jones thinks he was playing the piano. Donna Murray, vice president of clinical programs at Autism Speaks, said that in the US classes she’s observed, musical therapy is typically “child-led music,” …

World Music Day: 5 ways how music can be therapeutic for your mind, body and soul
7 years, 9 months ago

World Music Day: 5 ways how music can be therapeutic for your mind, body and soul

India TV News  

Music can not only rejuvenate your mind, body and soul but can heal you emotionally and physically. On the occasion of World Music Day, we will shed light on few of such benefits of listening music. Below are the benefits of music: Treating insomnia: Due to the fast pace and modern lifestyle, people often complains of sleeping disorders. Boosting energy …

Healing power of music on autistic kids
7 years, 9 months ago

Healing power of music on autistic kids

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Fourteen-year-old Pranav’s life was a semiconscious nightmare with 50 seizures a day and insomnia due to autism spectrum disorder, till his mother heard about music therapy that promised a whole new meaning to his life. What innumerable pills and countless doctors could not do was achieved by an initiative of renowned Carnatic singer Bombay Jayashri who established the Hitham …

From nursery rhymes to AC/DC: Lady Cilento emergency ward uses power of music
8 years, 10 months ago

From nursery rhymes to AC/DC: Lady Cilento emergency ward uses power of music

ABC  

The healing power of music is being harnessed in emergency rooms at Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital to ensure young patients remain settled during procedures. Loading YouTube content Ms Leung said the program followed on from the paediatric music therapy service established at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne more than two decades ago. "Music therapy uses music as a …

Music therapy hits right note with many Chinese[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 5 months ago

Music therapy hits right note with many Chinese[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Music therapist Wang Lujie and her colleagues are on their way to a session in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The scene was from a hall of the Yulin Donglu Neighborhood Committee in Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan province, where people gathered last month for a music therapy session offered by the Yueling Center for the Development of Philanthropy, a rare organization …

Music therapist Allison Davies says music therapy achieves outcomes and interest from GPs is growing
9 years, 8 months ago

Music therapist Allison Davies says music therapy achieves outcomes and interest from GPs is growing

ABC  

When Allison Davies strums her guitar and sings a warm-up note, the mood of the room is immediately happier — and that is music therapy at its most basic level. "With neurological patients, even though they often can't speak they can often still sing and song lyrics are stored differently to other kinds of language," Ms Davies said. "Creating music, …

5 Ways Music Improves Our Health
10 years, 1 month ago

5 Ways Music Improves Our Health

Huff Post  

By Jill Suttie When I gave birth to my first-born, I listened to CDs of classical music in the hospital. Music’s neurological reach, and its historic role in healing and cultural rituals, has led researchers to consider ways music may improve our health and wellbeing. In one study, researchers found that patients receiving surgery for hernia repair who listened to …

Music therapy is a growing profession that can help people of all ages
11 years, 7 months ago

Music therapy is a growing profession that can help people of all ages

CNN  

Story highlights There are about 5,000 board-certified music therapists in the United States They help many different populations, from children in hospitals to Alzheimer's patients Scientific research has shown that music has healing properties CNN — Brian Jantz marched down the hallway of the hospital with his guitar, accompanying a 4-year-old oncology patient with a maraca and a drum. Kyle …

The art of healing life with music
12 years, 10 months ago

The art of healing life with music

The Hindu  

“Music is widely undervalued as a powerful tool to help people overcome trauma, deal with disabilities, express themselves and respond to treatment when suffering from physical and psychological ailments,” said Australian cricket star Brett Lee while launching Music Therapy Academy here on Monday. Noting that the academy will generate a professional network of qualified clinical music therapists who will use …

Music Therapy
22 years, 8 months ago

Music Therapy

NPR  

Music Therapy Guests: Connie Tomaino * Director and Vice President for Music Therapy Services, Institute for Music and Neurologic Function * Beth Abraham Health Services * Bronx, New York Maria Logis * Management Consultant * Con Edison * Improvisational artist, singer, and song-writer * New York, New York William Benzon * Cognitive scientist * Author, Beethoven's Anvil: Music in Mind …

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