How Music Can Be Mental Health Care
GIves an overal view of how music therapy and music in general can support growth, healing, and decrease stress.
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The Experience of Authenticity Across Three Music Disciplines; Music Therapy, Music Teaching and Music Performance: Preliminary Findings of a Phenomenological Interview Study
Cross music disciplines, authenticity has been referred to in various ways. Within music therapy and music teaching, only sparsely has it been discussed focusing on the intrapersonal aspects of authenticity.
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Vocal music enhances memory and language recovery after stroke: pooled results from two RCTs
Previous studies suggest that daily music listening can aid stroke recovery, but little is known about the stimulus-dependent and neural mecha- nisms driving this effect.
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Promises of Music in Education?
The article examines the evolving educational landscape, emphasizing the increasing need for skills like problem-solving and social abilities. It focuses on the potential of music in supporting learning, reviewing evidence from various settings. The discussion covers formal music training showing structural brain changes in children engaged in music. Intervention studies highlight improved cognitive and language skills following intensive music training.
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The Transformative Power of Music in Mental Well-being
This is a recent blog post from the American Psychiatric Association that covers mental health, diversity, socio-economic issues and the power of music to help those who are suffering. The blog post brings in research to support its discussion topics and pulls together Dr.
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Music Therapy Helps Ease Depression in Children, Adolescents With ADHD
This article details study results showing that music therapy can be used to help children and adolescents with ADHD. They used a small sample, 36 children/adolescents with ADHD, 18 of which received the usal care and 18 who received standard care and music therapy. The test group’s music therapy was both active and receptive for a period of three months.
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The Extraordinary World of Music: A Story of Mysteries and Miracles, told in five songs
The AARP has created The Music and Memory Project to better document the impact of music on well-being after age 50. Through the power of songs, this article documents studies done by Concetta Tomaino, who worked with Oliver Sacks. The AARP has created compelling stories and videos, as well as online events as part of this program.
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What is Music Therapy, and How Does it Work?
Music therapy involves using a person’s responses and connections to music to encourage positive changes in mood and overall well-being. Music therapy can include creating music with instruments of all types, singing, moving to music, or just listening to it. Music has powerful effects on the mind.
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What Is The Papageno Effect?
Papageno Effect [is] the idea that mainstream media can use its powers for good by reporting on suicide responsibly to have a similar influence that these three characters had on Papageno in the opera.
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Why Music Causes Memories To Flood Back
This article from the Washington Post examines the link between music and memory retrieval. The article specifically focuses on how people suffering from forms of dementia like Alzheimer’s can often recall lyrics to songs from their earlier days, even while struggling to retain short-term memories. The link between music and memory is compared to the way memories also link to olfaction.
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