Creating a future in music for children with disabilities: A University of Melbourne research program run in conjunction with Melbourne Youth Orchestras, the Adaptive Music Bridging Program, has proudly seen its first cohort of students take to the stage for their debut performance. Led by researcher Dr Anthea Skinner, the program supports children with a […]
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A music charity with more than 25 years’ experience of working with care staff has released a new, free resource to inspire and encourage the use of music in dementia care. Music as Therapy International is a UK-registered charity which believes in the power of music to strengthen care. For more than 25 years they […]
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Music in childhood boosts brains in later life according to new study from University of Edinburgh. Taking up a musical instrument in childhood and adolescence is associated with improved thinking skills in older age, research shows. People with more experience of playing a musical instrument showed greater lifetime improvement on a test of cognitive ability […]
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Music charity provides Andrew Lloyd Webber programme to NHS hospital school in 12-month mental health and wellness pilot: Classical music education charity, Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST), launches year-long pilot with Chelsea Community Hospital School (CCHS), west London Free instruments and tuition (face-to-face and online) – based on the highly-regarded Andrew Lloyd Webber programme – […]
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Last week Professor Catherine Loveday delivered a lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine’s 2018 Brain Series lecture to a packed auditorium of doctors and academics. Loveday is a professor of psychology at the University of Westminster and also an amateur musician who performs regularly. She is passionate about neurosciences and is regularly invited to […]
Although every healthy human brain is able to perceive music, musician’s brains are more finely attuned to these tasks. Earlier this month, artist and academic, Dr Pauline Amos performed live, in Crossrail Place Roof Garden, Canary Wharf, creating a multi-sensory experience of theatre, painting and sound, in collaboration with the British period instrument Orchestra of […]
Walking in the English countryside with my dogs by my side is something that I love to do. As well as helping me stay fit and well, walking is a reflective time for me when I feel almost like I am meditating. The melodies for my latest album, In A South Downs Way, came to […]
Music is all around us – in the wind, in the air, in the rain – and is an important part of our lives. Now, a new tool developed by a team of scientists, at the University of Southampton, can help people with severe hearing loss appreciate music. The computer-based Interactive Music Awareness Programme (IMAP) – […]
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