Dr. Elizabeth Kay 

Certified Music and Voice Therapist

Media Sources

Music and voice therapy sources in the international media

• Neuroscience News - May 2023 - The Science of Music Therapy
• Neuroscience News - April 2023 - How Music Prevents Cognitive Decline
• On the Couch - July 2021 - How Music Induces Emotions
• The Jerusalem Post - May 2021 - Music Therapy for PTSD
• Kan 11 (כאן) - April 2021 - The Role of Music in the Holocaust (in Hebrew)
• Neuroscience News - February 2021 - Choir Singing Improves Cognitive Functioning Among The Elderly
• Neuroscience News - December 2020 - Music Induced Emotions can be predicted from Brain Scans
• WXYZ-TV Detroit - November 2020 - Ballerina with Alzheimer's Recalls through Music
• PCVIS - November 2020 - Music Therapy : A Vehicle for Driving Communication, Literacy, and Social Interaction Skills in Students with CVI
• CBS News Boston - May 2020 - Music Therapist Plays For Coronavirus Patients
• Eyewitness News Minneapolis - May 2020 - Music Therapists Find a Way to Keep the Beat Going During COVID-19
• Associated Press - May 2020 - Music therapists organize backyard jams for kids
• Houston Public Media - May 2020 - How Music Therapists Helped A Mother Connect With The Newborn She Still Hasn’t Met
• BBC - April 2020 - Coronavirus: Music Therapy for High Risk Children
• ABC6 News - March 2020 - Mental Health Resources Move Online
• The Washington Post - March 2020 - Songs of War and Healing with Veterans
• WRAL.com - March 2020 - Music Therapy Helps Parkinson's Patients Reconnect Mind with Muscles
• News 5 Cleveland - March 2020 - Kids Encouraged to Rock their Way to Kindergarten
• MSU Reporter - March 2020 - Music Therapy Shows the True Power of Song
• KXNet.com - March 2020 - Music Therapy Healing Local Children One Song at a Time
• News 10 Albany - February 2020 - Music Therapy for Developmental Disabilities
• NPR - December 2019 - How Music Therapy Could Help People with Dementia
• Jon Samson MA MT-BC, Music Therapist, Grammy Acceptance Speech
• Richmond Times Dispatch - September 2019 - RVA Homeless Street Singers
• Alzheimer's Today - July 2019 - Singing the Praises of Music: Using Music Therapy to Open Minds and Hearts
• UCLA Health - February 2019 - Lullaby-Playing Pacifier Helps Premature Babies Thrive
• National Eczema Association - January 2019 - Journey with Eczema: Music is Healing
• Seattle Times - January 2019 - Music Helps Toddlers Struggling to Connect
• The News Herald - December 2018 - National Guardsman uses music to support fellow soldiers
• Guideposts - December 2018 - Why Music Therapy is a Powerful Tool for Individuals with Dementia
• Seattle Children's Hospital - November 2018 - Singing During Brain Surgery
• TDTNews.com - August 2018 - Music Therapy Program Aids Veterans with PTSD
• Neuroscience News -December 2017 - How Singing Promotes Happiness
• Sound Health: Music and the Mind - June 2017 - The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) collaborated with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Kennedy Center, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Breakthroughs in Music Therapy: Recovery, Resilience, and Quality of Life
• ABC News Gabby Giffords Finding a Voice Through Music Therapy - ABC News recognizes the importance of music therapy in the recovery of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords recovery from a traumatic brain injury:
  Part 2/3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiJ9X_wLSWM
  Part 3/3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfUKOBlZXdw
• Smart Parenting - February 2017 - Singing to Your Baby Can Help Him Increase Attention Span
• Music Therapy & Medicine: A Dynamic Partnership - TEDx Talk.
• Didge Project - November 2016 - Doctors Now Prescribing Music Therapy for for Heart Ailments, Brain Dysfunction, Learning Disabilities, Depression, PTSD, Alzheimers, Childhood Development and More
• Cochrane.org - October 2016 - Music Therapy Strikes a Chord
• CareLiving.org - September 2016 - Music's Effect on Alzheimer's
• Fox News Health - September 2016 - Music Therapy May Help Kids Cope with Immunization Shots
• ABC News - September 2016 - How Music Therapy Can Lift Body and Soul for Patients
• New York University - July 2016 - What Can Music Do? Rethinking Autism through Music Therapy
• News Medical - July 2016 - Music Therapy News & Research
• Senior Care Advice - April 2016 - Turn Up the Radio! Music is Powerful Therapy for Seniors
• NCCIH Clinical Digest - April 2016 - Autism Spectrum Disorder and Complementary Health Approaches
• CBS Sacramento - April 2016 - Music Therapy at a children's center
• Rutgers Today - April 2016 - Prisoners Find Hope Through Music
• TEDx Talks - April 2016 - Music Therapy & Medicine: A Dynamic Partnership
• NBC 5 - March 2016 - Students Lead Music Therapy for Memory Care Seniors
• Honoring Choices Wisconsin - March 2016 - Professor Shares Importance of Musical Preferences in Advanced Directives
• NBC WNDU 16 - March 2016 - Music Therapy Helps NICU Babies Go Home Sooner
• Oxford University Press Blog - February 2016 - Music Therapy and Arts-Based Research
• WACH Fox 57 - February 2016 - Making Music Therapy Available to All Ears: Special Needs Children
• Huffington Post - February 2016 - Before My Son Died, Music Mattered More Than Medicine
• Today's Geriatric Medicine - February 2016 - Music Therapy in Dementia Treatment
• CBS Boston - February 2016 - Rehab Hospital Uses Music to Treat Brain Injuries
• Fox News Health - February 2016 - Music Therapy in Treating Depression, Speech Impediment
• NewsMax Health - December 2015 - Music Therapy Improves Symptoms of COPD
• Daily News - December 2015 - Music therapy shows dramatic results; patients with range of different diseases taking note
• Wall Street Journal - December 2015 - A Dose of Singing Does Stroke Patients Good
• Epoch Times - December 2015 - Music Therapy, More Powerful Than You Might Expect
• Harvard Health Publications - November 2015 - Healing Through Music
• Newsmax Health - August 2015 - Music Therapy Shows Promise Against Epilepsy
• CNN - August 2015 - Surgery Patients Hear Benefits of Music Therapy Loud and Clear
• Newswise - August 2015 - Cancer Center Finds Music Therapy Lowers Anxiety During Surgical Breast Biopsies
• UT Southwestern Medical Center - August 2015 - Music Therapy Comforts Cancer Patients
• Metal Injection - June 2015 - Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson Participates in Music Therapy for Kids
• NBC Nightly News - April 2015 - Ukelele Club Hitting the Right Note with Sick Kids
• Drexel News Blog - March 2015 - Can Music Therapy Help Soldiers with PTSD?
• PBS Newshour - March 2015 - When Music is Medicine for Kids Coping with Cancer
• Huffington Post - March 2015 - ABC's David Muir Names Music Therapists 'Persons of the Week'
• Anxiety.org - March 2015 - Use Music to Ease Anxiety
• World News Tonight with David Muir - March 2015 - Persons of the Week: Celebrating All Music Therapists
• WWLP.com - February 2015 - Music Therapy Miracle
• CNN - January 2015 - Music Therapy for Special Needs Children
• Cincinnati.com - December 2014 - Healing Power of Music Brings Family Together
• AMTA Website - November 2014 - President Obama Salutes Music Therapy
• WESA Pittsburgh - October 2014 - PA House and Senate Recognize Music Therapy
• Edutopia - September 2014 - It's a Snap! 4 Ways to Use Music with Special Needs Students
• Miami Herald - September 2014 - Eminem and Rihanna's "Monster" Helps Adults with Developmental Disabilities
• Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN - August 2014 - How Listening to Music Helps Your Brain
• Capital Gazette - August 2014 -  Music Therapy Helps County Children Get "Full Experience of Life"
• ABC News (Australia) - August 2014 - Harnessing Hope: The Role of Music & Play in One Girl's Struggle to Fight Cancer
• Coloradoan - August 2014 - Beats and the Brain
• Santa Maria Times - August 2014 - Music Therapy and Cancer Patients
• Washington Post - August 2014 - Accident Robs a Man of his Voice. Music Helps Bring it Back
• KALW Public Radio San Francisco - July 2014 - At Children's Hospital, Kids Find Comfort in Music Therapy
• Majoring in Music.com - July 2014 - Music Therapy for Children with Autism: A Rewarding Career Path
• Huffington Post - June 2014 - Can Music Save Lives?
• American Psychological Association - June 2014 - Speaking of Psychology: Music and Your Health
• CBS Los Angeles - June 2014 - Music Therapy Program Helps Family Cope with Tragedy
• ABC News - May 2014 - Therapist Turns Heartbeats of Dying Patients into Music
• Indiana Public Media - May 2014 - Indy Sings: Music Therapy for Children with Autism
• Providence Business News - May 2014 - Communication Cues are Music to Their Ears
• Cincinnati Children's Blog - May 2014 - And the Beat Goes On
• TEDxUNLV - April 2014 - Music Powers Potential  Building Mental Fitness
• Boston Globe - April 2014 - Music Therapist Takes a Melodic Approach to Healing
• WTOP - April 2014 - Therapists Use Music as a Tool to Deliver Treatment
• Huffington Post - March 2014 - Music Therapy with Military Populations: An Update
• Oxford University Press blog - March 2014 - The Rise of Music Therapy
• American Music Therapy Association - March 2014 - Model Programs and Research Addressing Issues Facing Service Members and Their Families
• Liberty Voice - February 2014 - Glee Star Lea Michelle Gets Through Grief with Music
• Daily Herald - February 2014 - Music Therapy Helps Troubled Teens Connect
• WNCT 9 - February 2014 - Music Therapy in Schools
• NBC 114 News - February 2014 - Babies Soothed with Music Therapy in NIC Unit
• Star Tribune Health - February 2014 - Hospice Music Therapists Hit the Right Note
• Futurity Health and Medicine - February 2014 - Musical Pacifier Teaches Preemies How to Eat
• American Music Therapy Association - January 2014 - Setting the Record Straight: What Music Therapy Is... and Is Not
• American Music Therapy Association - January 2014 - Landmark Multi-Site Study Reveals Positive Effects of Music Therapy Among Youth in Cancer Treatment
• San Diego Union-Tribune - December 2013 - The Power of Music
• The National - December 2013 - The Brain that Sings Plays the Way to Happiness for Autistic Emaratis at DIFF
• BBC News - December 2013 - Belting out a Tune Helps Those Struggling to Breathe
• DNAinfo Chicago - December 2013 - Program Helps Terminally Sick Children Write Therapeutic Songs
• Press Relases - December 2013 - Rapper Kris Warren Attends AMTA National Conference
• Oxford University Press Blog - November 2013 - Music Therapy Research and Evidenced-Based Practice
• Oxford University Press Blog - November 2013 - A Conversation with Dr. Andrea Farbman on Music Therapy
• Oxford University Press Blog - November 2013 - The Evolution of Music Therapy Research
• WJCT - November 2013 - Jax Conference Shows the Healing Power of Music Therapy
• Medical Xpress - October 2013 - Music Therapy May Work Where Other Treatments Have Failed
• Live Science - October 2013 - Is Playing a Musical Instrument Good for your Health?
• Huffington Post - October 2013 - Music, Creativity, and Unlocking Our Full Potential
• Houston Press - September 2013 - Music Therapists Bring Healing Through Tunes and Beats
• US News & World Report - August 2013 - Music Therapy in Hospitals
• CNN - August 2013 - When Patients Have 'Music Emergencies'
• AllTreatment.com - August 2013 - Music Therapy: The Best Kept Secret in Addiction Recovery
• Boston Magazine - August 2013 - How Music Therapy Works
• The Diabetes Educator - August 2013 - Effects of Music Therapy & Music-Assisted Relaxation & Imagery on Diabetes
• Dallas Observer - July 2013 - Doctors Using Music for Therapy
• Journal of the American Medical Association - May 2013 - Effects of Patient-Directed Music Intervention on Anxiety and Sedative Exposure in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Support - A Randomized Clinical Trial
• Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - May 2013 - Music Therapy Reduces Pain in Palliative Care Patients
• ASU News - May 2013 - Music Therapy Program Helps Veterans Heal
• Crane's New York Business - May 2013 - The Singing Cure, So to Speak
• AARP - April 2013 - Family and Caregiving Expert Discusses Music Therapy Treatment
• Huffington Post - April 2013 - How Music Therapy Helps Preemies
• US News Health - April 2013 - Lullabies Soothe Preemies, Parents Alike
• New York Times - April 2013 - Live Music's Charms, Soothing Premature Hearts
• FoxNews.com - April 2013 - Lullabies, other music may help sick preemies
• Psychology Today - March 2013 - Can You Divorce Music From Communication?
• AARP Magazine - February 2013 - The Power of Music: Sounds that Heal
• The Globe and Mail - February 2013 - Music Therapy Programs Opening New Worlds for Patients
• The Miami Hurricane - February 2013 - Music Therapy Helps Tackle Parkinson's
• Science Daily - February 2013 - Music Therapy Improves Behavior in Children with Autism
• TedX Youth Talks - February 2013 - When Meds Fail: A Case for Music Therapy
• Fox News - January 2013 - Music Therapy Helps Stroke Patient Speak Again
• Huffington Post - January 2013 - Music Therapy and the Military
• MesotheliomaHelp.net - January 2013 - Music Therapy Can Speed Recovery Time in Mesothelioma Patients Undergoing Surgery
• ArizonaNewsZap.com - December 2012 - Patients Turning to Music Therapy to Ease Pain, Improve Social Skills and Mobility
• St. Charles County Surburban Journal - October 2012 - Music Therapy Has Educational Beat
• Boston's NPR News - October 2012 - Music Therapists Help Ease Treatment of Children with Severe Burns
• Elephant Journal.com - August 21, 2012 - Drum Circles at Children's Rehabilitation Center
• Science Daily - May 22, 2012 - New Musical Pacifier Helps Premature Babies Get Healthy
• About.com - May 15, 2012 - Music Therapy as Alternative Cancer Treatment
• Huffington Post Blog - March 15, 2012 - Music Therapy Intervention in Medical Settings
• Washington Times - February 20, 2012 - Glen Campbell: Alzheimer's Can't Silence the Music
• About.com - October 27, 2011 - How Music Helps Us and Why Music Therapy Promotes Health
• Sam Houston State University - Music Therapy Gives Children with Autism a Voice
• ABC News Nightline - Gabby Giffords Finding Voice Through Music Therapy - available on YouTube in three parts: Part I, Part 2, Part 3
• Huffington Post bog -  January 9, 2012 - Music Therapy in Early Childhood Classrooms
• WebMD - Tuning into Music Therapy
• Huffington Post Blog - July 21, 2011 - Music Therapy: Global Perspectives
• Cleveland.com - Music Therapy Eases Patients' Pain, Helps on Road to Recovery
• Huffington Post Blog - June 1, 2011 - What is Music Therapy?
• About.com - Benefits of Music Therapy
• AARP Blog - Music Can Help Families Living with Alzheimer's 
• American Pain Foundation - Prescribed Music Could Ease Pain or Depression
• The Boston Globe - When Language is Blocked, Music May Offer Detour
• Parade Magazine - Healing Sick Kids Through Music
• Psychology Today - Music Therapy & Dyslexia:  There's Still Hope
• Psychology Today - What is a Music Therapist? 
• Wall Street Journal - Music: A Key for Unlocking Memories
• AFP - Dementia and Alzheimer's: A Very Special Drum Circle
• PBS - Musical Minds
• PBS - How Music Can Reach the Silent Brain
• SpeechPathology.com - Music Therapy and the Emergence of Spoken Language in Children with Autism
• New York Times.com - The Songs They Can't Forget
• NJ.com - Using the language of music to speak to children with autism
• Science Daily - Music Therapy May Offer Hope for People with Depression
• Star Bulletin - How Music Brings Peace
• Star Bulletin - Drumming Beats the Blues Away
• National Public Radio - Oliver Sacks Explains Mysteries of Music and the Mind
• Star Bulletin - Music Makes Good Medicine for Disabled and Abused Children
• USA Today - Music Provides 'Audio Analgesic' for Some
• Winter Ramblings - Singing the Praises of Music Therapy!
• WNYC - New York Public Radio - Music is Medicine for Kids with Asthma
• Lawrence Journal-World - Senior Center Sings Praises Music Therapy Program
• National Public Radio - Music Therapy Research and Practice

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