What exactly is music therapy? According to MusicTherapy.org, the practice involves using music “within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of ...

Music has long been more than entertainment. For thousands of years, it’s played a powerful role in healing. Ancient shamans used rhythm and sound to fight illness. Today, nurse practitioners bring ...

It isn’t unusual for Joan Kleinmann to ask group members in her music therapy sessions to rewrite lyrics or share a meaningful song. She’s a board certified music therapist with HopeWay, a nonprofit ...

The University of Iowa’s music therapy program turns 50 this year, and a graduate student is turning her own experience with ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- "The older generation, I believe, is something that people just kind of push off to the side," said Jacob Dorfman. "So, I just want to use my music as a vehicle to ...

There's a certain feeling when your favorite song comes on in the car or while out at a bar. It lifts your spirits and energizes you. Music, of course, has an ability to tap into our emotions. Through ...

Treating patients who have spent years—sometimes decades—avoiding dental care because of fear, disability, trauma or painful ...

While much of hip-hop music is aggressive and full of bravado, some rappers take a step back and explore his or her feelings in a song. On many of these tracks, rappers detail the grief, stress or ...

Music therapy can assist grieving adolescents and children. Music can help comfort grieving youth in a variety of ways.

Carolina Children’s Charity has worked for years to help Lowcountry children with birth defects and childhood diseases. An ...