http://youtu.be/fyZQf0p73QM
This is something that is very meaningful for me. My grandpa had Alzheimer's and he would light up as much as he could when he heard his favorite polka music. This really goes with how music connects people. These patients react in an extraordinary way when they hear music. Music affects everyone. In the "Bill of Musical Right" it mentions "Musical self-expression is a joyful and healthy means of communication available to absolutely everyone."
Wow, thank-you so much for sharing such a wonderful video. There were numerous amounts of times I had to hold back tears because I was filled with so many emotions such as wonderment, awe, and sadness, etc. I recall studying something similar of this nature last year when I took Psychology AP. The brain registers the sound waves from the music causing the individual to jump back to that moment and time. First seeing the man seem rather mute and sad before being given the iPod filled and then the transition that occurred when he put on his headphones was amazing. He immediately lit up and basically "came back to life". He started humming along and his eyes widened; it was as if he was given a jolt of life. It is honestly so amazing to see what music can do for people.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this several times and each time is a reminder of why I'm going into music. The school in my town - Colorado State University - is one of the top music therapy schools in the nation, and I have grown up spending a lot of time in that environment. My cousin is currently finishing his graduate degree in music therapy and loves to "educate" me on all the cool new research the school is doing. I have always been fascinated by the neuroscience of music and wish there was more course study regarding exactly that!
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