In music therapy, credentialed professionals use music to help improve your overall health and well-being. The music therapist works with you to learn your strengths and needs. Together, you create a ...

Music isn’t just about listening. It’s about participating, too. That idea is the basis on which music therapist Jake Beck of UpBeat Music Therapy leads his practice. On Tuesday morning, the residents ...

Question: What is music therapy? Answer: Music therapy is a clinical practice where trained professionals use music (listening, singing, playing instruments, or songwriting) to support a patient’s ...

Improving cognitive function, mood, behavior and mobility can all be positively impacted by one thing that you might find surprising: music. MusicWorks offers music therapy, which is beneficial to ...

Jody Tucker discovered her passion for music at a young age. She had her first violin lesson in sixth grade. She followed her passion to Augsburg College at the age of 27, intending to be a violin ...

Music therapy is an evidence-based treatment provided by trained and licensed music therapists. Goals include communication, ...

Ray Hart, a 62-year-old stroke survivor, works on singing songs to help recall words and language during a music therapy session at Sentara Fort Norfolk Plaza in Norfolk on May 16, 2024. Kendall ...

Moreen Burkart was born into a musical family. “My mom sang in quartets and weddings,” Burkart said. “My dad just sings all day every day.” She spent her early years in Minnesota performing in a local ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — An arm draped over the guitar on her lap, music therapist Hannah Joseph ponders how to begin an impromptu therapy session in her simply-decorated Kalamazoo office. “Ever hear of the 12 ...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WTVF) — A lot of us have stories about why we chose to follow a certain career path. Those reasons can even feel like a full circle moments down the road. That's how it feels for ...

Ray Hart’s vocabulary consisted of just one word after his August 2022 stroke. “Yep” was all he could say, said Pamela Jenkins, his caregiver and partner of 24 years. Like many survivors, Hart, 62, ...