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Take a moment to think about music therapy

March 19, 2023March 18, 2023 Amber Healy 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Canadian Music Therapy Fund, Dementia, music therapists, Music Therapy, Music Therapy Awareness Month

Have you ever turned on a song, or an album, on a bad day because it made you feel better? 

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Random music news for Monday, December 19, 2022

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Alzheimer's, Riffusion, Rolling Stones, Songwriting, Tencent, The Cure, TikTok, Touring

If you’re into the coming metaverse, doesn’t this make you think of the technology in Ready Player One? And what

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Random music news for Tuesday, February 2, 2021

February 2, 2021February 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Bridgerton, Clash, Deezer, Drake, Grimes, Groundhog Day, Guitars, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Olivia Newton-John, Ronnie James Dio, Social Audio, Super Bowl, Tony Bennett

Today’s Groundhog Day? So what? The last year has been nothing but Groundhog Days. And there are still a lot

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March 1 is World Music Therapy Day

February 17, 2019February 16, 2019 Amber Healy 3 Comments Alzheimer's, Autism, Dementia, Music, Music Therapy, Parkinson's Disease, World Music Therapy Day

Listening to a song you love makes you feel good, right? In a very basic way, that’s what music therapy

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Attention Spirit of the West fans: There’s another benefit for John Mann coming up.

January 16, 2019January 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alzheimer's, John Mann, Phoenix, Spirit of the West

John Mann, the frontman for Spirit of the West, continues to battle early-onset Alzheimer’s. He was diagnosed at 51 and

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Random Music News for Wednesday, May 17, 2017

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 60 dB, Alzheimer's, Bumper Stickers, Eagles, Elvis Presley, Glenn Frey, Ian Brady, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Nunavut, Podcasts, PWR BTTM, Shazam, Smiths, Strokes

For the first time in its 10-year existence, my wisteria bush is going to give me flowers this spring. About

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Monty Python’s Terry Jones Reveals Dementia Diagnosis

September 23, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Dementia, Monty Python, Terry Jones

Whenever Terry Jones dressed up as a woman for a Python sketch, I always laughed out loud. This, however, is

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What’s On Your Dementia Playlist? (Stay with Me on This One…)

June 10, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Alzheimer's, Dementia, Muisc Therapy

My grandfather lived an impressive 102 1/2 years. Sadly, though, he was tormented by dementia through the last couple of

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Spirit of the West Prepares for Its Last Show as Singer John Mann Continues his Fight with Alzheimer’s

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Dementia, John Mann, Music As Medicine Project, Music Therapy, Spirit of the West

If you know of anyone who has been beset by dementia and Alzheimer’s, you’ll know how tragic it can be.

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Update on Fundraising Campaign for Spirit of the West’s John Mann

December 18, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Crowdfunding, Early Onset Alzheimer's, John Mann, Spirit of the West

As you may have heard, Spirit of the West frontman John Mann is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s. With all convention

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Random Music News for Wednesday, November 4, 2015

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Alzheimer's, Apple Music, Bad Brains, Bucharest, Cardigans'K-Pop, Damon Albarn, Drake, Emojis, iOS9, iPods, Nick Lachey, Oasis, Popcorn Time, Stone Roses, Thomas Mulclair

Spotted: the first neighbour with lit Christmas lights. Too soon? Let’s leave that aside for the moment and deal with

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