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Although it may not yet come in pill form, there’s increasing evidence music could be good for your health.
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A touch of Mozart, Puccini or even Andrew Lloyd Webber might also reduce pain and improve the quality of life for people with cancer. Continue reading →

Dr Felicity Baker has recently been promoted to the position of Associate Professor with the University of Queensland. Continue reading →

Penrith Rotary and world renowned artist Doug Sealy are combining efforts to raise funds for both Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy… Continue reading →

A new fundraising campaign for Tangarra School could be music to the ears of Highlands children with intellectual and physical disabilities… Continue reading →

Over the past 15 years members of the Templestowe Uniting Church have raised more than $200,000 for the music therapy program at the Royal Children’s Hospital… Continue reading →

Australia’s first purpose built big picture school was launched by Premier David Bartlett on Wednesday the 13th of October. Montrose Bay High Big Picture School is built behind Goodwood Primary and Timsbury… Continue reading →

Earlier this month, more than 100 residents from nursing homes and community organisations joined members of the Devonport community for an afternoon of song and dance. Music therapist Alexandra Dyer coordinated the afternoon of music making. ‘‘We use music to achieve non-music goals,’’ Miss Dyer said.

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This is the third annual Fresh Food Kids Cycle Ride and hopes to raise funds for hospitals across the nation to purchase vital medical equipment and fund research and facilities for young children. These funds will go to a variety … Continue reading →

Launched at Readings Carlton on the 6th of July – Dr Kat McFerran’s ‘ Adolescents, Music and Music Therapy: Methods and Techniques for Clinicians, Educators, and Students’. This practical text, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, provides ideas, theoretical frameworks and inspiration for working with teenagers. Continue reading →