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Comment by Jeffrey McKinney on September 16, 2009 at 11:57am

I saw on a television documentary once that proved scientifically that sound effects us all in a unique and profound way, through waves that inter the ear and then the brain and in my opinion the soul, healing can take place. The waves are unique to each individual, but the effect of healing was proven in many cases. That I found very interesting and should encourage all musicians, especially Jazz musicians to keep doing what they do, because it can be very therapeutic. Also the study proved the need for variety because the sounds that healed one person may not effect the other, the sounds ranged from a wide spectrum, soft and loud, this I also believe supports the need for variety in the world of music. Thanks for creating this space.

God bless you,

Jeff

Comment by Darrell&Marcia on September 16, 2009 at 1:00am

Love your page, we use the same philosophy through our metals. Music has worked for my family! Keep up the good vibes. Peace and Blessings

Comment by GUILLERMO GONZALEZ on September 7, 2009 at 2:46pm

Music is the UNIVERSAL language we can communicate each other, without translators...

Comment by Mechelle LaChaux on August 29, 2009 at 12:39am

Hey there! I've been singing at so many memorials and Homegoings this past week it's been very enlightening how receptive and comforted the families have been. I do a medley called "The Leavin' Time Medley.....

Comment by Romero Wyatt on August 17, 2009 at 9:43am

Walking on the edge Yes! or thinking out side of the box. It's nice to no that their are many others that use their music in more than one way. These are beautiful stories, stories in which I understand the power in healing rhythms along with harmonics, tone and vibration and music. I also have worked with children and young adults teaching and sharing Gods gift. I was working in Washington DC. with a program called no child left behind, and their was this one little girl that the teachers had been trying to reach out to for quit some while but the little girl never spoke at home nor at school and she smiled very little, until the drums and dancing and singing began. When I would arrive she would watch every move I'd make from taking the drum out of the bag to tuning the drum the children where learning numbers and there colors et. so I would bring a different color drum to text their memorie and ask them to say the color and it worked. But this one little girl would stay silent and just wait for me to ask her to play the pattern given for the day and did it well and quickly then she would sit back down, but I notice she would smile after tapping the drum and the teachers notice also. So the next time I allowed her to play the part twice and asked her the color of the drum and she answered and I said thank you! and she smiled then took her seat, after class the teachers would always have the children say thank you seated, but they notice this little girl was standing beside me leaning on my leg talking to me she was asking in her way could she play the drum again. They quickly called her mother and toll her to come to the school her daughter was talking for the first time in her life to the drummer and instructor brought in to teach the class. That evening was proof that music has healing powers through it's many vibration, tone, pitch, and harmonics. I even got a thank you again along with a great big hug and smile before I left the school that day God is good.

Comment by Bruce C on August 16, 2009 at 7:10pm

All the contributions here are truly inspiring, and fit completely with a holistic approach to healing and teaching....that Music in general and Jazz (for this discussion) are boundry-less to have the ability to reach out to people in many ways we may not be able to percieve immediately....for the past four years I have been teaching art and photography in a residential, and day treatment school for speciaL needs children...everything from the ASD/Autism spectrum to severe behavioral problems and issues. I use my classroom to play many types of music....mostly Jazz, with bits of classical, opera, and an eclectic grouping of folk, blues and "experimental" pieces...itr is interesting to see the effects the music has to not only help the students to focus on their work, but also help to "inspire", motivate their creative forms of expression...I have done some trials of comparing the works of same students "with" and "without" jazz/music, and there is a difference in each students outputs. There is also a difference when students "choose" their own "preferred" musical venues....and "gangsta" rap (as well as other anti-social violent "music" styles) ... the results from those sessions are totally different and do not help the child's ability to concentrate or focus on the jobs at hand. With regards to senior's living in assisted living facilities, I've played in some super facilities in Sarasota Fl, and the ability of the jazz quintets to "infuse" "spirit" and some time "clarity" in their daily routine.....is mazing....truly amazing...would love to compare notes on people's teaching experiences anytime...b

Comment by Jaijai Jackson on August 16, 2009 at 12:54pm

I love hearing these heart-felt stories when music is the backdrop to life....

Comment by BUTCH MILES on August 15, 2009 at 9:25pm

Good for you Nydia, good for you.

Comment by Nydia Moro on August 15, 2009 at 9:06pm

Butch that was awesome. Music helps to see the possibilities, it makes people feel alive again. Opera was my first musical venue and then I met Parkinsons and we struggled for control. After many years of stuggling, I met a music therapist that worked with musicians to help them overcome their boundaries. I always listened to Jazz but never felt that I could sing it, I learned I was wrong. From opera to jazz to a renewed sense of freedom.It made such a profound affect on me that I have been studying to become a music therapist here in NY and have been paying it forward every chance I get. And I have Parkinson's but it doesn't have me.

Comment by Larry Feldman on August 15, 2009 at 8:44pm

Hi Butch, great story. Moments like that is why I went into Music Therapy. What a feeling that must of been.

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