Has anyone read any of these books?

[Gatorcheesehead]

These books caught my eye.

Has anyone ready any of them? Any thoughts?

- Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/musicophilia-oliver-w-sacks/1102555193?ean=9781400033539

- How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind & the Metaphysical
by Kim Cannan

How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind & the Metaphysical: Cannan, Kim: 9780645504811: Amazon.com: Books

How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind & the Metaphysical [Cannan, Kim] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind & the Metaphysical

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- Flute, Accordion or Clarinet?: Using the Characteristics of Our Instruments in Music Therapy
by Dawn Loombe, Jo Tomlinson, Amelia Oldfield, Henry Dunn, Catrin Piears-Banton

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/flute-accordion-or-clarinet-dawn-loombe/1135378622?ean=9781849053983

 

[Tom]

These books caught my eye.

Has anyone ready any of them? Any thoughts?

- Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/musicophilia-oliver-w-sacks/1102555193?ean=9781400033539

- How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind & the Metaphysical
by Kim Cannan

How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind & the Metaphysical: Cannan, Kim: 9780645504811: Amazon.com: Books

How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind & the Metaphysical [Cannan, Kim] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind & the Metaphysical

www.amazon.com

- Flute, Accordion or Clarinet?: Using the Characteristics of Our Instruments in Music Therapy
by Dawn Loombe, Jo Tomlinson, Amelia Oldfield, Henry Dunn, Catrin Piears-Banton

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/flute-accordion-or-clarinet-dawn-loombe/1135378622?ean=9781849053983

Hi Gator,

I read Musicophilia many years ago. Very interesting tales of the power of music to affect people.

I played music (guitar and accordion) for many years (6 or 8 ?) at an Alzheimer's support group (as have others on here), and can tell you music therapy with your accordion is super effective in bringing joy to people suffering from this. You won't make much money at it but it is super grarifying if you are into this sort of thing.

 

[hummingbird]

Hi Gator,

I read Musicophilia many years ago. Very interesting tales of the power of music to affect people.

I played music (guitar and accordion) for many years (6 or 8 ?) at an Alzheimer's support group (as have others on here), and can tell you music therapy with your accordion is super effective in bringing joy to people suffering from this. You won't make much money at it but it is super grarifying if you are into this sort of thing.

I teach science and gardening to elementary school kids, and I always have a toy accordion hanging around for them to fool with when we are gardening. I have an accordion in the classroom as well--you never know when you might need it!
I also managed to get outdoor musical instruments installed in one of our gardens.
All this to agree with you that music can be healing, even for kids that are just playing a few notes or goofing around on an instrument.

 

[Tom]

I teach science and gardening to elementary school kids, and I always have a toy accordion hanging around for them to fool with when we are gardening. I have an accordion in the classroom as well--you never know when you might need it!
I also managed to get outdoor musical instruments installed in one of our gardens.
All this to agree with you that music can be healing, even for kids that are just playing a few notes or goofing around on an instrument.

Welcome Hummingbird! Great ideas!

 

[Gatorcheesehead]

Hi Gator,

I read Musicophilia many years ago. Very interesting tales of the power of music to affect people.

I played music (guitar and accordion) for many years (6 or 8 ?) at an Alzheimer's support group (as have others on here), and can tell you music therapy with your accordion is super effective in bringing joy to people suffering from this. You won't make much money at it but it is super grarifying if you are into this sort of thing.

I would love to do this eventually.
I'm also intrigued to explore how instrument playing and accordion playing can help cancer survivors with ongoing difficulties and challenges.
On a separate tangent, I also wonder if or how instrument playing and accordion playing might help to address mental health challenges brought on by excessive social media use and gaming.

 

[Gatorcheesehead]

I teach science and gardening to elementary school kids, and I always have a toy accordion hanging around for them to fool with when we are gardening. I have an accordion in the classroom as well--you never know when you might need it!
I also managed to get outdoor musical instruments installed in one of our gardens.
All this to agree with you that music can be healing, even for kids that are just playing a few notes or goofing around on an instrument.

I really love and appreciate you merging the arts and sciences at a young age, and giving experiential learning that the two are not incompatible, and quite the opposite. Not only that, showing, modeling, and giving opportunity in the developmental and formational years of multiple research proven self-care and mental/emotional health improving activities is phenomenal and bound to stick and continue with them in one way or another.

 

[Tom]

I would love to do this eventually.
I'm also intrigued to explore how instrument playing and accordion playing can help cancer survivors with ongoing difficulties and challenges.
On a separate tangent, I also wonder if or how instrument playing and accordion playing might help to address mental health challenges brought on by excessive social media

I would love to do this eventually.
I'm also intrigued to explore how instrument playing and accordion playing can help cancer survivors with ongoing difficulties and challenges.
On a separate tangent, I also wonder if or how instrument playing and accordion playing might help to address mental health challenges brought on by excessive social media use and gaming.

Excellent goals!


I think your second idea has tremendous merit. If a (especially young) person can be persuaded to switch from sociial media to playing for some time I can see great benefit.

Good luck!!!!

 

[hummingbird]

I really love and appreciate you merging the arts and sciences at a young age, and giving experiential learning that the two are not incompatible, and quite the opposite. Not only that, showing, modeling, and giving opportunity in the developmental and formational years of multiple research proven self-care and mental/emotional health improving activities is phenomenal and bound to stick and continue with them in one way or another.

The one thing about our school district is that they regard music education as important; lots of music lessons with whatever instrument the student wants to play.
When I was young, I kept fooling around on the neighbor's piano until the neighbor persuaded my parents to get a piano and lessons for me. Having instruments that kids can fool around on is important--you just never know what might catch their interest. And I agree that learning music helps in every area: mental, emotional and educational.