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Online Songwriting Reduces Loneliness and Postnatal Depression and Enhances Social Connectedness in Women with Young Babies: Randomised Controlled Trial

Loneliness is a public health challenge associated with postnatal depression (PND). PND is debilitating for those experiencing symptoms and has repercussions for fathers, mother–baby bonds, and children’s social-emotional development. Loneliness is associated with physical and mental health problems, including mortality. It affects one-third of people in industrialised countries, making it a significant public health problem.

Can Music Improve Our Health and Quality of Life?

World and local issues (war, impact of climate change, systemic racism and health problems have created onging anxiety. This article examines how musi cand music therapy can shift negative thinking towards realease, relaxation and rehabilitation. Research on the impact of music interventions on quality of life show significant improvements in mental health and smaller imporvements in phyical health.

Active Music Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease: An Integrative Method for Motor and Emotional Rehabilitation

A randomized, controlled, single-blinded study exploring the potential benefits of music therapy in treating Parkinson’s disease (PD). It consisted of weekly sessions of MT and physical therapy (PT). Thirty-two patients with PD, were randomly assigned to two groups of 16 patients each. MT sessions consisted of choral singing, voice exercise, rhythmic and free body movements, and active music involving collective invention.

The Potential of Music to Effect Social Change

This article discusses the relationship between music and social behavior, exploring the origins of this connection and the potential benefits it offers for society.

Benefits of Listening To Music

This summary highlights the various ways in which music benefits our physical, mental, and emotional health. It mentions that music has been a part of human culture for over 40,000 years and that it plays a vital role in creating social cohesion and connectedness.

The Power of Music to Reduce Stress

The article covers biological ways music relieves stress in the brain, links to a Health Psychology Review article that summarizes a systemic research summary done in 2020. It also outline meditation techniques, music therapy uses, ways music listening can relieve pain, improve focus and ground you. It also notes different music genres and demonstrates how music can foster community and togetherness.

Music Helps Patients with Dementia Connect with Loved Ones

This article summarizes a Northwestern Medicine study, in collaboration with Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA), which shows that the gap between Alzheimer patients and caregivers can be bridged with a new music intervention.

Gen Z Entrepreneurs Tackle Youth Mental Health Crisis with Music Therapy

This article discusses a relatively new music therapy app called SoundMind designed to reduce students’ stress and anxiety through audio and visual beats tailored to the needs of each user. SoundMind launched in November 2021 and has gained over 100,000 users — in addition to reducing their stress and anxiety levels by 46%.

Music Uses in Preschool Classrooms in the U.S.: A Multiple-Methods Study

This study reports preschool educators’ uses of music in educational settings, as well as challenges faced in incorporating music in the classroom in the U.S.

Listening to Music and Watching Music Videos

This article is a good source that cites how much exposure children and adolescents have to music daily – which begs the question what kind of influence that has over them.

Metrics Linking Guitars Over Guns to Broader Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Improving Capacities and Experiences

Core SEL is further broken down into the follow sub-categories:

Contribution

Self-Management

Positive Identity

Academic Self-Efficacy

Social Skills

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