As music therapists, we come across examples of how music helps our clients cope with the reality of their diagnosis on a daily basis. This fact is especially apparent when someone is experiencing a diagnosis like Alzheimer’s in it’s early … Continue reading
Our final musical motivator…# 50 Music is individual – Every person responds to music differently, and any one person may respond to music differently at various times throughout his or her life. Aside from some recent research on rhythm and … Continue reading
Three Doctors give Three Statements that Suggest Music Can Soothe you like the Spa. 1. In 1959 a doctor named Teirich undertook one of the earliest studies into the therapeutic effects of music and vibration. He built a couch which … Continue reading
“Research shows that listening to 30 minutes of soothing music may produce calming effects equivalent to taking 10 mg of Valium,” WebMD reports. CBS News, Jul 21, 2010 Wow that is a huge claim. I first reported on this last … Continue reading