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Drumming Study Video #2
Hi, drummers! You can access the new video here. https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=rr03V18-_40NYrjj&u=/watch%3Fv%3DQfEZg6zqybo%26feature%3Dem-share_video_user Advertisements
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On Meeting Someone Musically
Originally, my aim in music therapy was not so much altruistic as to experience engaging musically in a safe space with another person. I was petrified of my peers hearing me play, due less to my lack of musicianship as … Continue reading
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Alzheimer’s & the Power of Music
Dr. Oliver Sacks is a neurologist with a talent for telling fascinating stories about his patients. In this video, he talks about the phenomena in which patients with Alzheimer’s are able to function almost normally when triggered by familiar songs … Continue reading
Painting Music
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski
Dancing Cockatoos and a Possible Link to Speech
This video is hilarious and also fascinating. We once thought that humans are the only animals to “lock in” (entrain) in order to dance to a beat. However, Snowball the cockatoo has proven us wrong. In research by neuroscientist Aniruddh … Continue reading
Entrainment: How to Affect Your Mood Through Music
One of the coolest things about music is the way that our bodies respond to rhythm. Have you ever noticed your body start moving to music without conscious thought, such as tapping your toe or dancing? The act of locking … Continue reading
Old Man Responds to Music From His Era
If you haven’t seen this video, it is so worth watching. It demonstrates how music can unlock memory in people with dementia and even give them moments of function and presence. I have seen this countless times in music therapy … Continue reading
Music Therapy with Veterans
This is a nice video shot at the San Francisco VA this last year during my Fellowship at MusicianCorps. It has some nice clips that illustrate music therapy in a number of ways, including: -Veterans, many with Traumatic Brain Injury, … Continue reading
So What is Music Therapy, Anyway?
There have been countless times when I’ve been at a party and someone asks what I do, and then the inevitable: What is music therapy? My very broad answer is that music therapy is the use of music to achieve non-musical … Continue reading
