Book overview
"This book inspires us all to immerse ourselves in the vast potential of music and other creative arts to heal our wounds, sharpen our minds, enliven our bodies, and restore our broken connections." --Bessel van der Kolk, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score
World-renowned soprano and arts/health advocate Renée Fleming curates a collection of essays from leading scientists, artists, creative arts therapists, educators, and healthcare providers about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience
Chapters include:
A compelling and growing body of research has shown music and arts therapies to be effective tools for addressing a widening array of conditions, from providing pain relief andalleviating anxiety and depression to regaining speech after stroke or traumatic brain injury, and improving mobility for people with disorders that include Parkinson's disease and MS.
In Music and Mind Ren
World-renowned soprano and arts/health advocate Renée Fleming curates a collection of essays from leading scientists, artists, creative arts therapists, educators, and healthcare providers about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience
Chapters include:
- Ann Patchett, "How to Fall in Love with Opera"
- Yo-Yo Ma, "Nature, Culture, and Healing"
- Aniruddh D. Patel, "Musicality, Evolution, and Animal Responses to Music"
- Richard Powers, "The Parting Glass"
- Daniel J. Levitin, "What Does It Mean to be Musical?"
- Anna Deavere Smith, "Healing Arts"
- Rosanne Cash, "Rabbit Hole"
- Rhiannon Giddens, "How Music Shows Us What It Means to Be Human"
- Robert Zatorre, "Musical Enjoyment and the Reward Circuits of the Brain"
- Concetta Tomaino, "Music and Memory"
A compelling and growing body of research has shown music and arts therapies to be effective tools for addressing a widening array of conditions, from providing pain relief andalleviating anxiety and depression to regaining speech after stroke or traumatic brain injury, and improving mobility for people with disorders that include Parkinson's disease and MS.
In Music and Mind Ren
