Creative Measures Music Therapy

03/23/2025

03/18/2025

Important to remember

12/31/2024

This article touches on the benefits of playing an instrument at any age. 🎻 🎸 🪘 🪈

Few adults play musical instruments, and even fewer do so in a group, Caroline Mimbs Nyce writes. What health benefits might they be giving up? https://theatln.tc/oglkQfzJ

“Kids receive plenty of music education, but as people get older, they fall out of practice. Many stop picking up their instrument,” Nyce writes. “This is unfortunate, in part because plenty of research shows that adults could benefit from playing music.”

Playing music helps build larger brain networks and new pathways. “Musicians tend to have better attention than nonmusicians,” Nyce continues. “Banging on a drum or tooting a horn can also relieve stress, reduce burnout, and help with anxiety and depression. For older people specifically, research has shown potential cognitive benefits along with a possible decrease in dementia risk.”

Adults may be skipping out in part because music education is associated with childhood and coursework. And after people grow out of music education in their childhood, they tend to think that music is a special talent, Nyce writes, not something that just anybody can learn.

“Of course, people are busy; they simply may not have the luxury of sitting down to study Bach once a week, much less the money to pay for an instrument or private lessons,” Nyce writes.

Playing music in groups has additional benefits, such as allowing adults to feel more trusting of and connected to one another, and to the world in general. But while it’s easy to go to a park or gym and pull together a game of pickup basketball, “piecing together people at the same skill level to play a concerto or even just jam in a garage is another matter.”

Nyce herself recently began to play the recorder. “I plan to keep learning,” she writes, “not because it strengthens my neuropathways per se (though I certainly don’t mind that), but because making music, even when it’s silly—perhaps especially when it’s silly—is just a whole lot of fun.” https://theatln.tc/oglkQfzJ

📸: Photo Media / ClassicStock / Getty

11/22/2024

🎅🏽 A quieter, more personal visit with Santa 🦌

Sensory Santa will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 302 S. McNeill St., in Carthage. Sponsored by Moore County Public Safety, this is a sensory-friendly

09/25/2024

Did you know?

09/10/2024

Fun!

Join us in the Boyd Library for a preschool story time and then active play in the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens. For questions and to RSVP, email or call Micky Konold at (910) 695-3817 or [email protected].

08/29/2024

Ask a music therapist if music is right for you! 🎵 🎸 🎤 🪘 🎹

http://www.coverbandcentral.com

08/05/2024

I’m looking forward to completing reading Ms. Fleming’s book entitled Music and Mind. I’m so glad she is advocating for the arts.

Star soprano Renée Fleming is excited to share the healing power of music and the other arts.

05/07/2024

Besides for the joy of singing, here are healthy reasons for you to join a choir

04/10/2024

Happy World Music Therapy Week!

We celebrate our clients, therapists, students, and supporters this World Music Therapy Week, April 10-15. Thank you for your collaboration and commitment to help advance our mission in making quality music therapy services available.

03/24/2024

I enjoyed the Southeastern Region-American Music Therapy Association conference in Atlanta.

02/06/2024

I love this new, uplifting song. I hope you do too! 💗🎶

My daughter and I made a positive affirmations song for kids and adults for self love, confidence and self esteem. Say these positive statements affirmations...

01/17/2024

A lovely interview with someone receiving music therapy. Though he is a musician, I love that he points out that no musical experience is needed.

Here's the story of how music therapy helped SPC Ryan P. DeWolfe heal from a Traumatic Brain Injury and continue his career in the army.

01/11/2024

Music therapy is valuable for people who have dementia.

A neurologist discusses music's role in brain health

01/07/2024

This looks like a valuable program.

www.ccccooa.org
Dedicated to Helping Older Adults Maintain Independence with Dignity

12/18/2023

Music therapy can help make a connection with someone who has dementia

12/16/2023

And use music to heal

The importance of music!

12/13/2023

Please enjoy this wonderful video illustrating the power of music therapy.