Whats the Newest Health Product? A Violin |
Doing something creative is good for your health. That's the conclusion of an ongoing study assessing the health effects of participating in music, art, dance, and poetry programs reported in The Wash...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:28:00 PST |
Making Music with Heart |
The primary cause of death in the US is heart disease. Now, experts at the University of Missouri in Kansas City want to know the extent to which music therapy can help in the prevention of this perva...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:54:00 PST |
Singing Raises Spirits |
A study published in the Journal of Music Therapy suggests that music therapy, especially singing, has a positive effect on mood and perceived pain in chronic pain patients attending a multidisciplina...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:54:00 PST |
Music Making Helps Parkinsons Patients |
Mothers have always known that a soft song can calm a distressed infant. Indeed, music has been used for many years to help in the rehabilitation of handicapped children, and in older people with slow...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:08:00 PST |
Can Music Making Increase Lifespan? |
Some of us are reaching retirement age, and our list of priorities, once headed by child-rearing and career advancement, is being replaced by a desire to live longer and more healthily. Because of thi...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:49:00 PST |
Can Group Drumming Boost Cancer-Killer Cells? |
Yes, according to Barry Bittman, MD and his team of researchers from the Meadville, Pennsylvania-based Mind-Body Wellness Center. A recent study conducted at the center found that healthy adults playi...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:50:00 PST |
Music Making Keeps the Memory Keen |
Do you have difficulty recalling names? Do you search for your glasses, only to find them on top of your head? Are your car keys playing a perpetual game of hide-and-seek? Your memory may not be as sh...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:43:00 PST |
Musicians Go Bananas |
Music lovers who go backstage at concerts these days might see musicians going bananas. Or, rather, going for bananas. Many musicians believe bananas help calm stage frightand their belief is support...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Thu, 29 May 2008 12:37:00 PST |
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This blog offers a brief look into current music research, and science or health-related news about the world of music and its many applications....
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Fri, 23 May 2008 05:37:00 PST |
Music Has Power |
Advocates for music therapy from both the medical and music industries gathered at the fourth annual Music Has Power Awards, hosted by The Institute for Neurologic Function, part of Beth Abraham Famil...
Posted by MakingMusicMag.com on Tue, 20 May 2008 10:43:00 PST |
