Category Archives: Music Therapy

• NIH and Kennedy Center offer Sound Health initiative

  Posted on July 12, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Aging, Music Therapy, Musician Health, Pain Management, Relaxation, Sleep.

  Early in 2017, the National Institutes of Health and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts launched the Sound Health initiative (see upcoming events here), which aims to explore the connections between music, the arts, and physical and mental wellness. Check out the initiative’s blog for information about the innovative program!

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  Music Therapy Scores with Seniors

  Posted on June 29, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Aging, Music Therapy.

  If you or a loved one are struggling with aging, and all the cognitive and physical challenges it brings, music therapy might be a great addition to your health and wellness routine. Music is an effective and affordable way to improve emotional, cognitive and speech skills while maintaining physical and social ability. Give me a […]

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• Finding the opportunities in hardship through art

  Posted on June 19, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Music Therapy, Pain Management.

  This blog has discussed the many health benefits of music in keeping you healthy. But music (and other performing arts) also offers benefits for those who have suffered through health adversities. One such person is Linda Grenis, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and used yoga to help her through the process of surgery and […]

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  15 Amazing Benefits of Listening to Music

  Posted on June 13, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Aging, Exercise and Sports, Music Therapy, Pain Management, Productivity, Relaxation, Sleep.

  Looking for a Tuesday pick-me-up? Why not listen to your favorite song? Michelle Millis Chappel, a PhD in psychology and a singer-songwriter, shared 15 amazing things that music can do for you in a Lifehack.org blog: Music makes you happier Music enhances running performance Music lowers stress and improves health Music helps you sleep better […]

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  A Wounded Master Sergeant Shares How Music Saved His Life

  Posted on April 12, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Music Therapy, Pain Management.

  Creative Forces Music Therapist Rebecca Vaudreuil met Master Sergeant Michael Schneider who was still in treatment for injuries he had suffered during deployment, including traumatic brain injury and PTSD. This conversation between Schneider and Vaudreuil reveals how music therapy helped Schneider move through the healing process. The NEA is partnering with the Department of Defense […]

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  Music Heals – Micah’s Story

  Posted on March 9, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Music Therapy.

  Jennifer Canvasser, founder of the NEC Society, experience a loss the magnitude of which few people can appreciate. She lost her son Micah to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in 2012. During the last few months of his life, Micah’s struggle was alleviated by the power of music. Canvasser shared her family’s story, “Before My Son Died, Music Mattered […]

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