Tag Archives: Music Therapy
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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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Part Two: Arts and Health in the Military National Summit Recap
Posted on March 20, 2015 by Jessica Ryan in Miscellaneous.By the end of last month’s Third National Summit on Arts, Health, and Well-being Across the Military Continuum, I felt like my brain was full. Although only lasting one day, planners packed the summit full of interesting sessions. In addition to getting acquainted with NICoE’s Healing Arts Program (discussed in our last post), we […]
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A Recap of the Third National Summit on the Arts, Health, and Well-Being Across the Military Continuum
Posted on March 6, 2015 by Jessica Ryan in Miscellaneous.One week ago, a colleague and I had the privilege of attending the Third National Summit of the National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military at the National Institutes of Health. Throughout the summit, we heard from many of the military personnel, medical professionals, creative arts therapists, and researchers serving as leaders […]
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Every Day is a Holiday
Posted on December 2, 2014 by Kory Antonacci in Accessibility, Guest Blogs.During the holidays, I think it’s a bit easier to open your heart to become a little more generous, a little more caring, and a little kinder. Perhaps it’s the festive music, decorations, and overall spirit that the Christmas season brings with it. It’s easy for us all to get caught up in the […]
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Dark Music
Posted on August 28, 2014 by Virginia Dougherty in Guest Blogs.Songwriters, composers and poets don’t shy away from topics that can make us very uncomfortable as listeners and music consumers. These songs serve a very good purpose as they meet us where we are at emotionally, even if we happen to be in a darker place. This kind of music can be like a […]
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Pain
Posted on August 14, 2014 by Debbie Benkovitz in Guest Blogs, Pain Management.Pain is inevitable in a hospital, but management of pain has come a long way and research proves that music therapy can help patients cope with the discomfort of their illnesses, traumas, and procedures. At Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, we do many things to decrease and alleviate pain. Hospital staff members join […]
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An Ordinary Day in the Life of a Music Therapist at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Posted on July 24, 2014 by Debbie Benkovitz in Guest Blogs.It is about 7:30 a.m. when I walk into the hospital most days. It is too early to see patients but a good time to get on the computer and get organized. I review the hospital census and check for the location of my patients to make sure they are in the same rooms in […]
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Music Knows No Boundaries
Posted on March 18, 2014 by Jessica Ryan in Accessibility.“I’ve got the eye of the tiger,” the 14 members of the Woodlands Music Ensemble sang at the top of their lungs. They excitedly yelled over to their instructor, “We’ve got the eye of the tiger, Ms. Kory!” The ensemble had just started rehearsing its spring program, which to its delight included Katy Perry’s […]
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Relieving Stress through Music at the VA
Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jessica Ryan in Relaxation.Last year I accompanied the PSO’s Principal Flute, Lorna McGhee, on a visit to the local VA and followed her as she traveled from room to room and offered to play some tunes for the veterans. At one point during the visit, she encountered an actively dying veteran who was surrounded by family. Lorna […]
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