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."