This studies review from Dr. Debra Shipman has been published by Federal Practitioner. It concludes: “A healthful lifestyle includes holistically addressing issues pertaining to mental and physical well-being. Learning how to play a musical instrument is a workout for the brain, just…
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This article appears on the website of the College of Medicine and Integrated Health. Dr Simon Procter is Director of Music Services for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins. Here, he explains the social value of music… “For many people who face health problems or…
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This 4 minute video comes from the BBC, who say: “Companies are exploring how data could be used to create a so-called prescription playlists of music – perhaps even one day replacing pain-killers or some types of anti-anxiety medication. BBC Click’s…
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The providers of this service (Breathe Arts Health Research) say: “ Melodies for Mums is a ground-breaking singing service for mothers with postnatal depression. Experience the joy of group singing and music-making to help improve health and emotional wellbeing. Join one of our FREE…
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Published on the Mad in America website, this article has been written by Amy Biancolli. It begins: “Peace, joy, healing. You can see it, plain and powerful, in the faces of those who make music on the path to recovery. You…
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Prof. Katrina Skewes McFerran writes: “It’s an incredible feeling to connect in a meaningful way with angry young people who feel excluded, rejected and unhappy. My profession, music therapy, uses music to forge those connections, whether by drumming together as…
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From the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy and their abstract of research concerning “Musical recovery: the role of group singing in regaining healthy relationships with music to promote mental health recovery”: “Music therapy has previously been identified as a way to foster processes of mental…
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The British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) say that: “Music plays an important role in our everyday lives. It can be exciting or calming, joyful or poignant, can stir memories and powerfully resonate with our feelings, helping us to express them and to communicate with…
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