A partnership program between the UNO School of Music and the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences is studying how music ...

Music is known to be therapeutic, but can it boost your memory? Well, it can. A new study found that listening to music can sharpen the brain and also has the potential to improve the lives of people ...

Jenny Cook, the staff music therapist for the Songs by Heart Foundation, engages with a memory care resident on Nov. 4, 2022 at Peregrine Senior Living at Shaker in Albany, N.Y. Cook helped train ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance, or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think ...

It’s no secret that aging can take a toll on one’s memory. Names, events, and general timelines can all become a bit blurrier over time, even if one isn’t diagnosed with dementia or any other ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think ...

Music has a remarkable ability to evoke powerful memories and emotions. When we listen to a piece of music from years ago, we seem to travel back to that moment. Music can act as a direct line to our ...

The performance takes a deeper look at the personal impacts that a dementia diagnosis has on an individual, and their family. The opera follows Lili, a former singer who has a bit of a diva streak.

Music is the universal language. Or, to be more precise, a universal awakener. On the passing of Tony Bennett, it is good to remember that he was still performing well into his nineties and after a ...

On a warm spring evening, Ellen Stewart gives her customary pre-performance blessing in La MaMa’s lobby. The downtown doyenne gestures to members of Poland’s Song of the Goat Theatre, who are waiting ...