Dr. Sacks And “The Sound of Music Amok in the Mind” – December 2007

Music is a powerful tool for motivating, inspiring, educating and soothing pain. No one is immune from the power of music. Many of the world’s scientists, medical doctors, and mathematicians have studied and played musical instruments since they were children. These eminent individuals have integrated music into

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“Music As Medicine” And “Music Saved the Street Children of Venezuela” – September 2007

Dr. Oliver Sacks, Professor of Clinical Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, author of Awakenings, has been playing the piano since childhood and continues to play. He uses music to help his patients recover after different illnesses. One of his patients, a stroke victim , was

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“How the Arts Make Kids Smarter” And “Singers Discover the Healing Power of Music” – August 2007

At the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, “the healing power of music was a central theme of the lectures.” These weekly sessions were called “Music For Air”. The lectures were given to medical professionals, music therapists, and

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Top Graduates Across the Country, Scholars & Musicians: Madeline’s Monthly Musical Tips Article for July 2007

Studying music is making a difference in the lives of top graduates across the country. June was graduation month for high schools ,colleges and universities throughout the United States. In South Bend, Indiana 50% of the Valedictorians and Salutatorians, 13 out of 26 top graduates, were musicians

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