Music as Medicine
Our experience of singing together at the piano every evening was consistently transformative, one which created a remarkable spiritual connection. For Mother, the daughter [...]
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Music as Medicine
Our experience of singing together at the piano every evening was consistently transformative, one which created a remarkable spiritual connection. For Mother, the daughter [...]
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Could ‘musical medicine’ influence healthy aging?
Many of us have favorite songs that can help us relax after a hectic day or get us moving on the dance floor. Music can [...]
Music as Medicine
How music can help relieve chronic pain
"Despite what we have learned and what we are now beginning to practice, there has been little work on chronic pain. This area of [...]
Music as Medicine
Good Memories Choir at Fourth Church – Just be musical!
Loved this! Found on the website of my church in Chicago - a performance in the Fourth Presbyterian Church’s Buchanan Chapel. Each Tuesday we are [...]
Music as Medicine
Morning Has Broken: How Music Creates a Healing Place
This reflection begins in my current location in the central highlands of Mexico. It includes flashbacks to growing up on a large farm in the [...]
Music as Medicine
“Music gives a soul to the universe”
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” (Plato) From my apartment on [...]
Music as Medicine
“And the people stayed home” performed by Renee Fleming with music by John Corigliano
Public Domain Feature Photo – By Andreas Praefcke: Renée Fleming und Christian Thielemann, nach einem Konzert in der Philharmonie im Gasteig In case you missed [...]
Music as Medicine
Musicophilia – The Work of Oliver Sacks, MD, BC-Neurologist
I first encountered the work of Oliver Sacks, MD, BC-Neurologist, in the early 2000’s as the “www” was beginning to develop. By this time, Mother [...]
Music as Medicine
What Can Music and Art Do?
Having a season subscription to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 35+ years, I looked forward to the return performances of this guest artist. He became [...]