Singing in a choir helps people regain their voice and reduces social isolation and the sense of loss that often follows diagnosis with a brain condition.
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Music has value in dementia care, but re-envisioning its role beyond treatment involves engaging individuals in music experiences that foster self-expression, identity and meaningful interactions.
Music can heal, but it can also harm. It’s time to stop assuming otherwise.
What has changed is not only how we listen, but what listening is for.
Modern science is increasingly validating what many traditions have long held: Singing and chanting can have profound health benefits.
Ms Rachel’s YouTube channel Songs for Littles combines music and play to help toddlers learn.
Art and music therapists can charge the National Disability Insurance Scheme the same as counsellors, after an independent review found they are effective.
There is currently no cure for Batten disease, which affects around 200 children in the UK.
Humans have latched onto rhythms and tunes for millennia. Does all this music have an evolutionary purpose or is it just “evolutionary cheesecake”?
Music has a powerful effect on the brain.
Research suggests that music therapy can help support people before and after a loved one’s death.
Music therapy has been shown to help people suffering with cancer, chronic pain and depression. Our research is testing which parts of the brain are affected by different kinds of music
Music therapy offers a flexible and accessible way of supporting wellbeing and addressing traumatic experiences.
Art, music and poetry therapy can help patients feel more optimistic and less isolated as well as to embrace the uncertainty that comes with illness.
Singing, as a communal exercise, can break down social barriers, reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
Family music sharing is a way to safely express emotions during school closures, for both children and parents.
Soothing tunes for anxious times.
McMaster University’s LIVELab is a concert hall where researchers study how sound is produced and experienced, leading to therapeutic applications of music.
Research suggest it’s probably fine to listen to music while you’re studying - with some caveats.
Music for pleasure, self-expression and emotional regulation.
Top contributors
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Professor and Head of Creative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit; Director of Researcher Development Unit, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy, University of South Wales
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Researcher in Music Therapy, Anglia Ruskin University
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PhD Candidate, Music and Public Health, Griffith University
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Professor of Social Work, Texas State University
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Senior Research Fellow, Music Therapy, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Senior research fellow in health and wellbeing, University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Music Therapy, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Senior audio lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor, McMaster University
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Research Associate, Community-Enhanced Social Prescribing, University of York
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Career Development Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer, Performing Arts Department, Faculty Affiliate, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis