Quotes about music therapy part 3

Sen. Harry Reid:

• "Music helps all types of people to remain forever young." He noted that Congress had never before "directly addressed the question of music" as preventive medicine and as "a therapeutic tool for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, strokes and depression."
  - SUPERIOR, WI Telegram, Aug. 14, 1991.

Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead):

• "(Rhythm) is there in the cycles of the seasons, in the migrations of the birds and animals, in the fruiting and withering of plants, and in the birth, maturation and death of ourselves," Hart told a Senate panel studying music therapy.
  - REUTERS, Aug. 1, 1991.

Ida Goldman (90-year-old testifying at Senate hearings):

• "Before I had surgery, they told me I could never walk again. But when I sat and listened to music, I forgot all about the pain," said Goldman, who walked with assistance during the hearing.
  - REUTERS, Aug. 1, 1991.

Sen. Harry Reid:

• "Music therapy is much more complicated than playing records in nursing homes. Therapists are trained in psychology, group interaction, and the special needs of the elderly."

Mathew Lee (Acting Director, Rusk Institute, New York):

• "Music therapy has been an invaluable tool with many of our rehabilitation patients. There is no question that the relationship of music and medicine will blossom because of the advent of previously unavailable techniques that can now show the effects of music."

Plato:

• "I would teach children music, physicas and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning."

One of my work places - Musical Between

Dear all,



Just wondering you might want to have a look at one of my work places - MUSICAL BETWEEN. It's a Music therapy service provided for people in need at Thornleigh Community Centre. I've been working there since this year! It is really wonderful working with long term clients in individual and group settings, love seeing their responses when there's music interaction! We update regularly about our clients' wonderful stories on the website :)

Musical Between -

http://www.musicalbetween.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musical-Between/ 

Why "Musical Between" this name ?
 ‘Musical Between’ where music is not just a physical presence between us but a creative sharing of musical thought, feeling, form and meaning. This is the touchstone for our music therapy. The Between cannot be seen, heard nor touched, but Musical Between can be heard, and it allows us a ‘becoming together’ rather than just a ‘being together’ (Ansdell, 1995).

Reference: Ansdell, G. 1995. Music for Life, PA, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Buber, M. 1966. The Way of Response, New York, Schocken Books

 'Not all of us can do great things.
But we can do small things with great love.'

Best regards,

Hanna

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Quotes about Music Therapy 2

Dr. Sanjay Gupta:

• "On this day, I was playing the patient. An intensive, exhaustive seven-hour schedule was presented, full of physical therapy, speech, recreational, occupational and my personal favorite – music therapy." - CNN, February 2011
• "Music therapy helps speech, but also motor skills, memory and balance. Also emotionally uplifting." - Twitter, May 2011

Jodi Picoult (Author of the bestselling book Sing You Home):

• "Music therapy, to me, is music performance without the ego. It’s not about entertainment as much as its about empathizing. If you can use music to slip past the pain and gather insight into the workings of someone else’s mind, you can begin to fix a problem. "

• Michael Greene, President & CEO of NARAS - 1997 Grammy Awards:
  • "When we look at the body of evidence that the arts contribute to our society, it's absolutely astounding. Music Therapists are breaking down the walls of silence and affliction of autism, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease."
• Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.):
  • "Simply put, music can heal people."

Giving a talk

Dear all friends ,

Hope you've been enjoying your easter break so far! We've been singing Easter songs and Bunny/ Easter Egg songs :)

Was just happy to give my first talk (and many more this year) to some cancer patients and carers. It's good to know that most patients are interested in aims of relaxation and stress relief, and they're interested in music making and music relaxation methods.

Please let me know what you'd wanna know about music therapy and things related, I'm happy to tell you more :)

Best regards,
Hanna