Showing posts with label studies of music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label studies of music. Show all posts

Sunday 5 April 2009

The Healing Powers of Music


VA Uses Music Therapy In Veterans' Recovery


The healing power of music to aid recovery is nothing new. In fact, both Plato and Aristotle wrote about it in ancient Greece. In our modern-day, music therapy is often used to treat patients with mental illness ………….
“Music therapy, the VA says, is a burgeoning field with ancient roots that helps patients cope with a variety of life's ills, from depression or post-traumatic stress to substance abuse and cognitive disorders, among others ………." MORE  

Saturday 4 April 2009

Is There A Language Of Music ?


'Language of Music Really Is Universal, Study Finds'


Do you believe that there is a language of music? Well, a recent report thinks there may be one. A report which was published online on 19th March in ‘Current Biology’ states that ..........
“Native African people who have never even listened to the radio before can nonetheless pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music …MORE

Discover the Hurdy Gurdy: A Musical Journey Unveiling the Enchanting Sounds of a Timeless Instrument

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player (Le Joueur de Vielle) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Did you know that the hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument tha...