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Tag: music health
Things Every Singer Should Know and Avoid
Singers can’t walk into a music store and simply purchase a case to protect their instruments—they have to make healthy choices. Whether you harmonize sweetly singing Handel’s Messiah in a choir, or shred vocals in a raging rock band, you need to care for your instrument too.
Playing It Forward: Music Keeps Recovering Addicts on Track
Ricky Byrd, former guitarist for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, still loves rock and roll, but his fervor for the hard life has been tempered by time and recovery.
Warrior Cry Music Project Donates Instruments to Jackson VA Hospital
Henne to start the nonprofit Warrior Cry Music Project, which aims to donate musical equipment to Veteran Affairs hospitals across the country as well as organize volunteer instructors.
Woman Learns to Speak Again with Music Therapy
Cathy Flowers was told she’d never be able to move or speak again. They were wrong. She learned to speak again with music therapy and is still progressing.
Music’s Effect on Exercise
The graphic inside explains music’s effect on exercise, and it will give you all the details you need. Now you just have to pick the right workout playlist!
New Study Finds Children Playing Music Increases Brain Power
Everyday there seems to be more and more evidence suggesting children playing music increases brain power. A study by Canada’s Rotman research Institute
Music Expands The Brain
Though numerous studies have shown that music lessons can expand intelligence, raise IQ, and improve academic skills, one study published in the Journal of Neuroscience proved that music literally can expand the brain.
Music Levels the Playing Field
Studies have proven growing up in poverty stricken neighborhoods can hinder brain development in children, which manifests a reduced ability to quickly distinguish speech patterns. But studying music may help level the playing field, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Tinnitus: When There’s Humming in Your Head and It Won’t Go Away
When Robert Plant sang: “Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know,” he could have been singing about tinnitus, a common problem, that is even more prevalent among musicians. About 50 million people in the US suffer from tinnitus, but it is estimated that less than one-third seek treatment.