The Daily Muse
Welcome to the Daily Muse feature of Music Makes Sense! This daily update brings you up to the minute news about music and music therapy as it relates to our professions, events and individual lives. You can follow the daily entries by subscribing to Music Makes Sense on Twitter or by "Liking" the Facebook page for Music Makes Sense. Enjoy, and thanks for reading!
Don't miss the tribute today to Freddie Mercury! Go to the Google.com homepage and click on the play button above the search box for a short cartoon video. Enjoy the birthday anniversary!
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The Daily Muse
Welcome to the Daily Muse feature of Music Makes Sense! This daily update brings you up to the minute news about music and music therapy as it relates to our professions, events and individual lives. You can follow the daily entries by subscribing to Music Makes Sense on Twitter or by "Liking" the Facebook page for Music Makes Sense. Enjoy, and thanks for reading!
The story about the take-down of Gibson guitar is a little troublesome to me. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but it is odd that Gibson guitar is being singled out and attacked by the Justice Department using poorly written laws. As a musician, I am all for protecting our natural resources, but I also understand that certain woods and materials are important in the process of making instruments. There must be a way to do this and still be sensitive to the environment. If Gibson guitar is at fault, then other guitar makers should also be examined. If, however, this is just a political game, then it only brings shame to our our country and certainly can't help an already struggling music industry in a bad economy. What are your thoughts on this story?
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(7-31-11)
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
~ Jimmy Hendrix
(7-30-11)
This is lengthy, but this lecture contains many great examples of music therapy and emphasizes the importance of music therapists in the medical setting. Great job by Christine Neugebauer in Texas at the "Exploring the Mind Through Music" Conference held at Rice University! So, sit down and relax for a bit, grab some munchies, and enjoy:
(7-28-11)
All Things Healing is an online community for healing mind, body, spirit and planet. The first article to be chosen from MMS is not live on their website yet, but I will let you know when you can find it. I appreciate their interest in music and music therapy! Thank you ATH!
(7-27-11)
Many of us are moving to digital files, but there are still times when you need to burn a CD and can't find a case! The main problem is that the CDs come in the giant bundle pack and the jewel cases are sold separately! Here is a nifty solution that uses the actual CD. No ruler needed!
(7-26-11)
Children with William's Syndrome often have a very strong interest in music. The may also have strong musical skills in relation to their other ability levels. There is a special camp that goes on every summer in Nashville for some of these kids and teens that brings them together with songwriters and famous musicians. This year they got to sing with Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker and Wynonna!
(7-26-11)
A music therapist's dream! Parts of 32 songs in a medley using only 4 chords!
(7-25-11)
There is a website called, "The Full Wiki," that purports to calculate the latest trending topics on Wikipedia. One of the pages is a list of the most viewed articles in the subject category of music therapy. "Music therapy" was the obvious leader, but I found it odd that the next highest subject was "singing bowls"? Music therapist Beatrice Sparks rounded out third place! I was happy that "drum circle" was next, but not sure how singing bowls was ahead of it. I guess raw numbers don't lie, but I bet the singing bowls are getting a lot of traffic from people not interested in music therapy specifically. Take a look at the list and see what you think! At the very least it is interesting to see what people are reading about.
(7-24-11)
"I would say that music is the easiest means in which to express, but since words are my talent, I must try to express clumsily in words what the pure music would have done better."
~ William Faulkner
(7-23-11) Here is a great story out of the U.K.: "Runcorn Man Gains Back Use of Fingers Through Music Therapy." I like this story because it lists so many of the great benefits of using music therapy to speed up recovery time in rehabilitation. It also looks like music therapy is making some inroads into medical treatment in England!
(7-22-11) Have you ever wondered what a strange line from a song means? Many classic songs from the 1960's had double meanings or at least many people think some lyrics have alternate interpretations. Just in case you are wondering about an older song or something more contemporary, the website Songmeanings has you covered! This site is dedicated to discussing song lyrics and what songs mean. Some songs on the site have hundreds of comments! I think it is very interesting to read what people think about certain songs and we might all find their comments helpful in choosing songs for clients.
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