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Musical therapy is a relatively new treatment method for autism patients, but one that should not be overlooking when discussing options. Patients who receive musical therapy often should great improvement in temperament and learning skills. Music connects to the non-verbal part of our brains, making it a perfect therapy for disorders in which the patient has trouble communicating, such as autism. Research this innovative treatment method if you are looking for some help with autism and haven’t had much luck in the past.

Musical therapy is effective because it can be used in conjunction with learning social skills. Music is a very non-threatening medium for patients, and many games can be played using music to help improve social and behavioral skills. By encouraging eye contact while singing or using instruments that need to get close to the face, musical therapy can help autistic individuals break social barriers.

The number one way that musical therapy can help children, as well as older autistic patients, is by helping with the development of speech skills. Music is a way to connect the verbal and non-verbal functions in the brain. Autistic individuals may have various forms of speech problems. Some can only hum, grunt, or make other non-word noises, while others babble nonsensical phrases or cries. Still others gain the capability to put together phrases and sentences to communicate with the world, although these usually lack emotion. Autistic people are known for monotone voices. However, no matter how skilled the individual is with speech, he or she can participate in musical therapy by clapping rhythms, humming along, or doing simple echoing songs.  Read more...

You’ll find the web littered with advice for independent music artists all about how you can use social network sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter to promote your music, attract a tribe of supporters and make more money.

It’s easy to get lost in the hype which surrounds the latest and greatest social network. First it was all about MySpace, then Facebook came along and stole the show, then Twitter and so they rise and fall.

You need good strategies to deal with social networks in order to leverage them for maximum advantage for your career and business.

I give you these 3 strategies which I think you should keep in mind when it comes to your web music marketing…

1 – Be Present…

Obscurity is your enemy, make sure you are seen in all the right places. Yes, this means you’ll create profiles on web sites such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Last.fm, YouTube and also on sites more specific to your genre or niche.

You realize there is nothing worse than a “ghost town” profile last updated over two months ago and which shows no real sign of activity.

You can therefore see why you’ll have to spend time to update all these profiles and communicate with the users on the different sites, or get someone to do it for you.

You can use a service such as Ping.fm to update multiple social networks from one central location. You can also use FriendFeed.com or SocialThing.com to track the different networks you’re active on.  Read more...

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“Kirtan is the calling, the crying, the reaching across infinite space—and digging into the heart’s deepest well—to touch and be touched by the Divine Presence,” teaches world music pioneer Jai Uttal. On Kirtan! The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant, Jai guides listeners through the practice of Kirtan—singing the many names of God and Goddess—an essential part of Bhakti yoga, or the yoga of devotion. This sacred music form is for all people; there … More >>

Kirtan: The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant

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The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2010 is the essential guide for music-lovers collecting their music on CD, DVD or as a download. Drawing on the magazine’s 85-year experience of reviewing classical music on record, The Guide reviews 3500 recordings of music that covers the full spectrum of classical music, from the Middle Ages to the brand new, from Grand Opera to Lieder and song, from string quartets to organ music…. More >>

The Gramophone Classical Music Guide: The Most Authoritative Guide to the Best Classical Recordings Written by the World’s Leading Critics

• Published by Schott 96 Pages
• by Gertrud Orff
• Composer: Gertrud Orff

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In her second Book on the Orff Music Therapy, Gertrud Orff defines 77 ‘key concepts’ of fundamental importance to an understanding of this multi-sensory therapy. A terminology is created that provides a tangible link to any child in need of therapy and enables the therapist to approach each child by means of an objective understanding of his complex condition. She illustrates her enthusiastic and provocative analysis with practical examples of children she has encou… More >>

Key Concepts in Orff Music Therapy