Let the music bind us once again.
"The ears are always on. You can shut your eyes, but you cannot shut your ears...The ears are always listening." - Dr. Kathleen Howland
When do you listen to music, and why? What music do you choose? Where does it take you? We all have our own personal playlists, but Dr. Kathleen Howland invites us to think more deeply about our connection to music and how we can use it to heal our hearts, minds, and even our bodies. Having worked for nearly 40 years in the field of music therapy, Kathleen is convinced that music is a central part of the human experience. In this talk, she takes us through some of her more personal experiences and how she has used music as a tool in life’s most fragile moments. Speaking with Kathleen made me want to feed this part of myself. After listening to her, you’ll want to buy tickets to a concert, step outside of your musical comfort zone, and simply feel what happens to your body when your ears are listening. It’s a comfort to know that no matter what’s going on in your life, you’ve got music.
As Kathleen says, music is beauty with a biological rationale.
About Dr. Kathleen Howland:
Dr. Kathleen Howland, is a board certified music therapist and licensed speech language pathologist. For the past 35+ years, she has worked with a variety of clinical populations using music to enhance speech, language, cognition and movement. She teaches courses at Berklee School of Music and The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and she’s developed a specialization in neuroscience as the biological rationale for why music is effective and necessary in educational and medical settings. She has presented keynote lectures and workshops nationally and internationally specializing in physician and nursing education. You may have seen her TedXTalk How Music Can Heal Our Brain and Heart.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - Growing awareness of music therapy
3:04 - What is music therapy?
5:56 - Music counteracts stress
6:42 - Did music contribute to our success as a species?
9:09 - Music, the brain and education
24:52 - Music and neuroscience
28:45 - Music therapy in hospitals
34:44 - Choosing therapeutic music
36:05 - Kathleen's cancer journey
39:28 - A memorable hospice experience with music therapy
46:38 - Mental health: what to do without a music therapist?
51:21 - What is your music living will?
52:36 - Music Therapy Tales for more information
54:06 - Music from womb to tomb
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