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When Music Becomes Therapy
Music as Medicine: Learning, Healing, and the Power of Rhythm Back in October, I wrote about a student who stands out due to her age — or, more accurately, her life experience. What also sets her apart is the fact that she lives with Parkinson’s disease. But that’s not the whole story. When she first called me a little over…
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Inspiring the Next Generation, One Beat at a Time
Two Days, Two Presentations, One Shared Inspiration Two days, two presentations. When I wrote some time ago about the experience of teaching just one child, I had no idea what still lay ahead of me. After my experience in September, I expected that sparking interest in such a loud instrument among younger audiences would be a real challenge. After the…
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Drumming at Any Age
Drumming Through Every Stage of Life Drumming through every stage of life. As the late legend Lemmy Kilmister once said: “If you think you are too old to rock ’n’ roll, then you are.” That quote often comes to mind when I hear people my age saying they’re too old for this or that. On the other hand, being part…
