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An illustration of a human head with the brain open, where you can see a violin. Music notes flow outside the brain and into the surrounding spaces.
Posted inChildren's Health

Making music, changing lives: Youth orchestras help at-risk kids

by Elizabeth Thompson January 13, 2022January 12, 2022

By Elizabeth Thompson Bethany Uhler Thompson didn’t know what to expect when she decided to start a youth string orchestra at Chatham Youth Development Center. She was inspired by her uncle, who was incarcerated and had confided in her how isolating being in prison could be. Thompson used to perform with her cello in a […]

A docent helps group members as they make collages during one of their days out at the Nasher.
Posted inAging, Chronic Disease, Featured, Mental Health

Memories and Art Mix for Dementia Patients at the Nasher

by Rose Hoban September 9, 2016January 28, 2018
“I think it’s just heart-opening, is really what it is,” said music therapist Jay Brown, seen here with client Bobby Joe Keever. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk
Posted inFeatured

Music therapy cuts through barriers of the heart

by Taylor Sisk April 29, 2016November 24, 2021

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