The power of music

[snapper]

The power of music.

:)


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[Marco]

A most heartwarming thing to watch - nice one :)

Marco.

[jazzpiano]

Nice one Snapper! A few years ago I was walking by a nursing home in my neighborhood that just happens to be across the street from the library when the thought struck me that if I'm ever in one of these places I could survive as long as I had some of "my" music and some books (and a good cup of coffee in the morning), but that with out these I'd be a very sad creature indeed. So, I gathered up the cds and books that no longer made the cut and asked some friends to contribute likewise and now each year at Christmas time I make a little deposit to help keep folks, kindrid spirits I guess, going if you will.

Best,
Barry

[John]

I am lucky I get to work this way with people and have some great memories of what music can do

[Tim]

Great post David, very heartwarming as Marco says.

This makes me think of Melody Gardot, whose story is also very moving;
(apologies for those that already know this, thought I would post it for those that may not?)


While cycling in Philadelphia in November 2003 she was hit by a Jeep Cherokee whose driver had ignored a red traffic light. In the accident she suffered serious head and spinal injuries and her pelvis was broken in two places. Because of these severe injuries she was confined to her hospital bed for a year and had to remain lying on her back. As a further consequence of her injuries she had to re-learn simple tasks such as brushing her teeth and walking. The most noticeable effect of the neural injuries she suffered is that she was left hyper-sensitive to both light and sound, therefore requiring her to wear dark sunglasses at nearly all times to shield her eyes. The accident also resulted in both long and short term memory problems and difficulty with her sense of time. Gardot has described coping with this as like "climbing Mount Everest every day" as she often wakes with no memory of what she has to do that day.

Initially prompted by an attending physician who believed music would help her brain injury drastically improve, Gardot began writing music after her accident and since then often speaks and advocates in favour of using music for therapy. The accident had damaged the neural pathways between the brain's two cortexes which control perception and higher mental function, and made Gardot (in her own words) "a bit of a vegetable." As well as making it very hard for her to speak or communicate properly, she found it difficult to recall the right words to express her feelings.

Music involving listening and making a verbal attempt to sing or hum is thought to help the brain form new pathways. At first, Gardot learned to hum and was eventually able to sing into a tape recorder. She made good progress and was eventually able to write original songs that sometimes referred to her rehabilitation.

Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Gardot)

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[snapper]

A most heartwarming thing to watch - nice one :)

Marco.


Nice one Snapper!
Best,
Barry


Great post David




An old friend sent it to me, I think it may actually be an advert for Apple. Not to worry, as Marco said, 'most heartwarming'.

[Rare Bird]

That's an intresting video, i can relate to..The guy i care for during the week i gave him a decent stereo few years ago so he could play his old Records (A&R Cambridge 'A60' Amp/Acoustic Research 'EB101' Turntable /Heybrook 'HB1' Loudspeakers) He can easily get down in the dumps. As soon as i fire that stereo up in afternoon he's a different person..But when he want his Olivia Newton John fuzzies on i'm a different person anorl :( Now hes got a system i can play him his music that give him a better quality of life thats brilliant.

I'll admit i know nothing about Psychology, but if i sit without music for long periods maybe thinking intensely about something i get really depressed & tired easily, but when i have music on i'm a totally different person!

[John]

I'll admit i know nothing about Psychology, but if i sit without music for long periods maybe thinking intensely about something i get really depressed & tired easily, but when i have music on i'm a totally different person!

Yes music has that kind of power:)

[Alex_UK]

As soon as i fire that stereo up in afternoon he's a different person..But when he want his Olivia Newton John fuzzies on i'm a different person anorl :(

:lol:

That's so funny, imagining you having to listen to that!!!

Massive respect to you guys who are carers - a very under appreciated vocation.