News and Research
Links To Articles
Wired- Tune In to the Healing Powers of a Decent Playlist
AARP – Music Can Be a Great Mood Booster
AARP – Q&A: Daniel Levitin Says Music Is Medicine
AARP – The Extraordinary World of Music and the Mind
Why some songs make our heart swell and others give us butterflies
Neuroscience News: Nostalgic Music Affects the Brain and Memory
A brief history of the use of music in healthcare
National Alliance on Mental Illness Article on Music Therapy
Harvard Health Publishing: Can music improve our health and quality of life?
Neuroscience News: Music’s Healing Rhythms Resonate with Older Adults
Association of Music Interventions With Health-Related Quality of Life
Can music improve our health and quality of life- Harvard Health
Links To Important Websites
Chrome Music Lab
Free online music games that enable you to explore, create, and manipulate musical sounds
Sound Health
A partnership between The National Institutes of Health and The Kennedy Center for the Arts
The Music and Memory Project
Information, articles, quizzes on music lyrics categorized by decade
American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
The national organizational body for music therapy dedicated to advancing public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increasing access to services.
The Academy of Neurological Music Therapy
This music therapy organization is international and has a decidedly neuroscience perspective.
