For those of you who are late to the blog party, I wanted to take a moment to categorize and highlight topics that may be of relevance. Maybe a particular month was missed, or curiosity on a specific subject is more prevalent than before. Regardless, navigating the information is easier now and I encourage you to seek out information on whichever topic may be of importance at this time.
My deepest and utmost gratitude to the hundreds of people who check in at the end of every month to read (and hopefully be inspired by) what I have to share. Alzheimer’s Disease is a growing epidemic that will not subside, has no survivors, will not slow down, has no treatments, and no cure. Alongside my goal to spread awareness of Alzheimer’s since the publication of IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE, has been my mission to help musicians understand their superpower, the science behind music in the brain, the role of music in memory, and enable a willingness to listen to the call to serve the greater community by using musical gifts and talents. Through music therapy themes, techniques were provided to further assist caregivers in their approach to helping nurture loved ones at home through a prescribed repertoire. Another goal has been encouraging inward reflection in personal approaches to teaching, music education, performing music, and advocacy by revealing approaches to honest music making, teaching, and overall musicianship.
Stay tuned for information on 12 Music & Memory presentations at branches all over St. Louis County this winter! (Locations here: www.denise-elam-dauw.com/events)
Click on the archives to the right to view topics of interest. Thank you so much for reading and all your support!
Alzheimer’s Disease & Advocacy
September 2014 – Alzheimer’s Awareness
January 2015 – Tick-Tock…
February 2015 - #StillAlice
March 2015 – The Longest Day
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
August 2015 – Walk On…
November 2015 – Have a Brain? …You’re at Risk
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
June 2016 – Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
Dementia Related Music Therapy Themes
November 2014 – Where Words [and all other options] Fail, Music Speaks…
March 2015 – The Longest Day
April 2015 – Proof
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
September 2015 – A Tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks
October 2015 – Life’s Spiral for Musicians
December 2015 – Emotional Responses to Music
January 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
February 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
August 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love (Through Music), Part 2
For Music Educators, Performers, & Advocates
November 2014 – Where Words [and all other options] Fail, Music Speaks…
December 2014 – The Microwave Norm Phenomenon
March 2015 – The Longest Day
April 2015 – Proof
May 2015 – Honest Musicianship
June 2015 – Nature v. Nurture
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
September 2015 – A Tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks
October 2015 – Life’s Spiral for Musicians
December 2015 – Emotional Responses to Music
January 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
February 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
May 2016 – In Pursuit of Truth: Education & Performance
July 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love, Part 1
August 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love (Through Music), Part 2
For Educators
May 2014 – Heroic Teachers
July 2014 – The Call to Serve
August 2014 – The Lucky One
December 2014 – The Microwave Norm Phenomenon
June 2015 – Nature v. Nurture
October 2015 – Life’s Spiral for Musicians
May 2016 – In Pursuit of Truth: Education & Performance
July 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love, Part 1
For General Inspiration & Mission Philosophy
April 2014 – Music: A Gateway to Lucidity (A Short Story)
July 2014 – The Call to Serve
October 2014 – Loss
April 2015 – Proof
June 2015 – Nature v. Nurture
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
September 2015 – A Tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
April 2016 – Anniversary Blog!
A Complete Index
April 2014 – Music: A Gateway to Lucidity (A Short Story)
May 2014 – Heroic Teachers
July 2014 – The Call to Serve
August 2014 – The Lucky One
September 2014 – Alzheimer’s Awareness
October 2014 – Loss
November 2014 – Where Words [and all other options] Fail, Music Speaks…
December 2014 – The Microwave Norm Phenomenon
January 2015 – Tick-Tock…
February 2015 - #StillAlice
March 2015 – The Longest Day
April 2015 – Proof
May 2015 – Honest Musicianship
June 2015 – Nature v. Nurture
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
August 2015 – Walk On…
September 2015 – A Tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks
October 2015 – Life’s Spiral for Musicians
November 2015 – Have a Brain? …You’re at Risk
December 2015 – Emotional Responses to Music
January 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
February 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
April 2016 – Anniversary Blog!
May 2016 – In Pursuit of Truth: Education & Performance
June 2016 – Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
July 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love, Part 1
August 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love (Through Music), Part 2
#EndAlz #alzheimers #dementia #musicians #musiceducators #performers #musictherapy #musicandmemory #educators #musicadvocacy
My deepest and utmost gratitude to the hundreds of people who check in at the end of every month to read (and hopefully be inspired by) what I have to share. Alzheimer’s Disease is a growing epidemic that will not subside, has no survivors, will not slow down, has no treatments, and no cure. Alongside my goal to spread awareness of Alzheimer’s since the publication of IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE, has been my mission to help musicians understand their superpower, the science behind music in the brain, the role of music in memory, and enable a willingness to listen to the call to serve the greater community by using musical gifts and talents. Through music therapy themes, techniques were provided to further assist caregivers in their approach to helping nurture loved ones at home through a prescribed repertoire. Another goal has been encouraging inward reflection in personal approaches to teaching, music education, performing music, and advocacy by revealing approaches to honest music making, teaching, and overall musicianship.
Stay tuned for information on 12 Music & Memory presentations at branches all over St. Louis County this winter! (Locations here: www.denise-elam-dauw.com/events)
Click on the archives to the right to view topics of interest. Thank you so much for reading and all your support!
Alzheimer’s Disease & Advocacy
September 2014 – Alzheimer’s Awareness
January 2015 – Tick-Tock…
February 2015 - #StillAlice
March 2015 – The Longest Day
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
August 2015 – Walk On…
November 2015 – Have a Brain? …You’re at Risk
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
June 2016 – Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
Dementia Related Music Therapy Themes
November 2014 – Where Words [and all other options] Fail, Music Speaks…
March 2015 – The Longest Day
April 2015 – Proof
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
September 2015 – A Tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks
October 2015 – Life’s Spiral for Musicians
December 2015 – Emotional Responses to Music
January 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
February 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
August 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love (Through Music), Part 2
For Music Educators, Performers, & Advocates
November 2014 – Where Words [and all other options] Fail, Music Speaks…
December 2014 – The Microwave Norm Phenomenon
March 2015 – The Longest Day
April 2015 – Proof
May 2015 – Honest Musicianship
June 2015 – Nature v. Nurture
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
September 2015 – A Tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks
October 2015 – Life’s Spiral for Musicians
December 2015 – Emotional Responses to Music
January 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
February 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
May 2016 – In Pursuit of Truth: Education & Performance
July 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love, Part 1
August 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love (Through Music), Part 2
For Educators
May 2014 – Heroic Teachers
July 2014 – The Call to Serve
August 2014 – The Lucky One
December 2014 – The Microwave Norm Phenomenon
June 2015 – Nature v. Nurture
October 2015 – Life’s Spiral for Musicians
May 2016 – In Pursuit of Truth: Education & Performance
July 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love, Part 1
For General Inspiration & Mission Philosophy
April 2014 – Music: A Gateway to Lucidity (A Short Story)
July 2014 – The Call to Serve
October 2014 – Loss
April 2015 – Proof
June 2015 – Nature v. Nurture
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
September 2015 – A Tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
April 2016 – Anniversary Blog!
A Complete Index
April 2014 – Music: A Gateway to Lucidity (A Short Story)
May 2014 – Heroic Teachers
July 2014 – The Call to Serve
August 2014 – The Lucky One
September 2014 – Alzheimer’s Awareness
October 2014 – Loss
November 2014 – Where Words [and all other options] Fail, Music Speaks…
December 2014 – The Microwave Norm Phenomenon
January 2015 – Tick-Tock…
February 2015 - #StillAlice
March 2015 – The Longest Day
April 2015 – Proof
May 2015 – Honest Musicianship
June 2015 – Nature v. Nurture
July 2015 – Music & Memory: A Gateway to Lucidity
August 2015 – Walk On…
September 2015 – A Tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks
October 2015 – Life’s Spiral for Musicians
November 2015 – Have a Brain? …You’re at Risk
December 2015 – Emotional Responses to Music
January 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
February 2016 – Music: The Superpower, Part 1
March 2016 – Musicians for Memories #musiciansformemories
April 2016 – Anniversary Blog!
May 2016 – In Pursuit of Truth: Education & Performance
June 2016 – Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
July 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love, Part 1
August 2016 – Shedding Fear & Enabling Love (Through Music), Part 2
#EndAlz #alzheimers #dementia #musicians #musiceducators #performers #musictherapy #musicandmemory #educators #musicadvocacy
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