The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 871: Musicians with disabilities
The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But
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Dementia
This new tech uses music to help dementia patients
As someone who has seen firsthand how music can calm and comfort people with dementia, I’m all for anything that
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March 1 is 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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Random music news for Saturday, May 19, 2018
I just have time to watch the Royal Wedding from an anti-monarchist pub down the street from my London hotel
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Random music news for Monday, April 30, 2018
It’s the last day of April–or as some people in parts of the country where spring is late call it,
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How music can bring dementia patients “back to life.”
My grandfather was as sharp of a razor well into his 100th year. But in the last two years of
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Working Through the Tragedy of Dementia with Music
The last couple of years of by grandfather’s 102-year life were wracked by the torment of dementia. He did have
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Voices that Care: Raising Funds for Dementia Support
On Friday May 5 at Toronto’s Glenn Gould studio a dazzling roster of Canadian musical, literary and stage talent presents Voices
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Random Music News for Saturday, November 26, 2016
Hope you survived Black Friday without too many bruises. One month ’til Xmas. Here’s some weekend music news. The Ontario
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Monty Python’s Terry Jones Reveals Dementia Diagnosis
Whenever Terry Jones dressed up as a woman for a Python sketch, I always laughed out loud. This, however, is
Read moreFighting Dementia with Music
Ted McDermontt used to be quite the singer, but at age 79, dementia has taken its toll. One particularly bad
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