King’s College London launches research into impact of arts on health
King’s College London (KCL) will run the largest ever study on the impact that arts can have on physical and mental health. The study, run … Read more
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Music improves lives of hospital patients
Funded by the Ministry of Health, Sports, Youth and Culture, Cayman Music Therapy (CMT) has assigned a therapist to work with up to eight patients … Read more
Can music heal recovering addicts?
Music outreach programmes for children and the elderly are commonplace. But what about projects for the more vulnerable in society? James McConnel tells Clare Wiley … Read more
Can the arts can help dementia sufferers?
While money is gradually being invested in finding a treatment for dementia, the arts can help improve sufferers’ lives right now, says Maria Parsons Dementia now affects … Read more
New music supports dementia sufferers
A British composer has devised a new performance aimed at helping dementia sufferers remember new information. Produced using a complex algorithm, Alexis Kirke’s Remember a … Read more
Orchestra streams concerts to hospital patients
Patients at a Philadelphia hospital will soon be able to view orchestra performances on their bedside TVs. The initiative is the result of a partnership … Read more
New dance injury clinic for Birmingham
The UK’s second NHS specialist dance injury clinic is to be established at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science … Read more
Deutscher Orchestertag promotes healthy musicians
Health – both individual and institutional – will be top of the agenda at this year’s Deutscher Orchestertag conference in Berlin. Now in its 11th … Read more
Injured musicians: why suffer in silence?
Cellist Corinne Morris has overcome a debilitating shoulder injury to get her career back on track – but such comebacks are rare for musicians. Why … Read more
Going to great lengths: yoga for pianists
After struggling to play a challenging Rachmaninov piece, Russian pianist GéNIA discovered that yoga could help her performance. The Piano-Yoga concept developed naturally, initially out … Read more
