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Psychoanalysis and Music and other Events at the Freud Museum
Saturday, July 9th, 2011Relaxing, Touching the Memory, Music Helps With the Final Transition
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Click Here to Read: Relaxing, Touching the Memory, Music Helps With the Final Transition by Suzanne DeChillo in the New York Times on July 1, 2011.
On Tuesdays in the Bronx, Yelena Zatulovsky, a music therapist, plays songs for Millicent Williams, 94, who came to the United States from Jamaica as a young girl, and now is dying of colon cancer
Music, Madness and Medicine: A Visit with Richard Kogan, M.D.
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Click Here to Read: Music, Madness and Medicine: A Visit with Richard Kogan, M.D. on the Huffington Post website on March 27, 2011.
Richard Kogan
A Generation’s Vanity, Heard Through Lyrics
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Click Here to Read: A Generation’s Vanity, Heard Through Lyrics By John Tierney The New York Times on April 25, 2011
Honoring Our Veterans
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
by Susan
Sunday my husband and I attended a concert honoring our veterans. It was performed by the Music Department at Missouri State University and was very moving. The band played a number of patriotic numbers including an original version of Yankee Doodle. There was dancing, a really tall Uncle Sam on stilts and a guest speaker.
The guest speaker was Ralph Manly a 78 year old veteran of WWII. He was an energetic fellow who had served the United States for many years and was also wounded six times.
Another highlight of the afternoon was the special recognition which was given to all in the audience who served in either the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy or Coast Guard. The band played the music for each branch of the service as those who served stood and were applauded. My husband stood with the Army. My brother and my father were also in the Army. My oldest son was in the Navy.
I found it especially moving when a single bugler played taps. It brought tears to my eyes as I recalled my father's funeral service. In my opinion, honoring our veterans is one of the most patriotic things we can do.
Sunday my husband and I attended a concert honoring our veterans. It was performed by the Music Department at Missouri State University and was very moving. The band played a number of patriotic numbers including an original version of Yankee Doodle. There was dancing, a really tall Uncle Sam on stilts and a guest speaker.
The guest speaker was Ralph Manly a 78 year old veteran of WWII. He was an energetic fellow who had served the United States for many years and was also wounded six times.
Another highlight of the afternoon was the special recognition which was given to all in the audience who served in either the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy or Coast Guard. The band played the music for each branch of the service as those who served stood and were applauded. My husband stood with the Army. My brother and my father were also in the Army. My oldest son was in the Navy.
I found it especially moving when a single bugler played taps. It brought tears to my eyes as I recalled my father's funeral service. In my opinion, honoring our veterans is one of the most patriotic things we can do.
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got
Saturday, October 25th, 2008by Susan
Taking people for granted is one of the easiest things to do and one of the hardest things to undo. The same can be said for taking things for granted, whether it be material things or even our own physical or mental health. The bottom line is that we don't know what we've got until we lose it.
We don't fully appreciate the good things in our lives until we no longer have them. Loss of a loved one or a broken relationship can cause us a great deal of pain. Dealing with severe depression or other mental health problems can totally upset our world as we once knew it. Suffering through difficult physical problems can also be extremely stressful. When faced with all of these dilemmas we often wonder what happened to the good times. We often miss them terribly.
We can learn to cherish our good relationships and other things, knowing we will dearly miss them when they are gone. Reach out to those you love now rather than later. You never know when it might be too late. We'll also miss our 'feelin good' days, so let's be sure to take full advantage of all the ones we get.
I loved the music of the 60's and there was a song of the 60's that came to mind the other day after I visited with a dear friend. The song is called "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)" I've posted the lyrics below in case some of you might remember it too. I really liked this song when it was popular and I guess I still do. Thanks for reading this blog.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT (UNTIL YOU LOSE IT)
(George Burton / Paul Hampton)
Ral Donner - 1961
Big Jim Sullivan - 1961
You don't know what you've got until you lose it
You gave me you-your love but I abused it
And now I'm sorry for the things I didn't say
`cause I know now I acted in a foolish way
(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah) oh-oh-yeah
You don't know what you've got until you lose it
You gave me you-your love but I misused it
I never knew how lonely loneliness could be
And now I need you, dear, as you once needed me
(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah) oh-oh-yeah
So now if you'd come to this lonely heart you own
I'd give you all my lovin' like you've never known
(bung, bung, bung, bung)
You don't know what you've got until you lose it
You gave me you-your love but I misused it
And now I'm sorry for the things I didn't say
`cause I know now I acted in a foolish way
(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah) oh-oh-yeah
(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah) oh-oh-yeah
FADE
(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah)
Liverpool Legends: His and Hers
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
by Susan
Last night I saw Liverpool Legends in concert in Branson, Missouri. My husband and I had been feeling a bit depressed the past week or so and decided to take a break from our routine. We drove to Branson where there are many excellent music shows to choose from. On the recommendation of my brother, David, we chose to see Liverpool Legends.
The Liverpool Legends are four very talented musician/actors who were hand chosen by Louise Harrison who is the sister of the late George Harrison, one of the Beatles. Together, Louise and the Liverpool Legends put on a magnificent two hour show of Beatle music. It was wonderful and I felt as though I had gone back in life to my high school days when I swooned with everyone else with Beatlemania.
The show was great entertainment for any family and there were plenty of families in attendance. My husband and I enjoyed interacting with the rest of the audience and along with the Liverpool Legends. We clapped to the music, swayed back and forth and also whooped and hollered. From "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Hey Jude" we were having so much fun! It's no wonder this group was voted Best Band in Branson in 2006 and 2007.
Needless to say, we did not feel any depression during the concert. Today I've also been free of depressed feelings and have talked about the concert to anyone who would listen. I think, taking a break from daily routines is sometimes just what we need to jump start interest and enthusiasm in something outside of ourselves.
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Last night I saw Liverpool Legends in concert in Branson, Missouri. My husband and I had been feeling a bit depressed the past week or so and decided to take a break from our routine. We drove to Branson where there are many excellent music shows to choose from. On the recommendation of my brother, David, we chose to see Liverpool Legends.
The Liverpool Legends are four very talented musician/actors who were hand chosen by Louise Harrison who is the sister of the late George Harrison, one of the Beatles. Together, Louise and the Liverpool Legends put on a magnificent two hour show of Beatle music. It was wonderful and I felt as though I had gone back in life to my high school days when I swooned with everyone else with Beatlemania.
The show was great entertainment for any family and there were plenty of families in attendance. My husband and I enjoyed interacting with the rest of the audience and along with the Liverpool Legends. We clapped to the music, swayed back and forth and also whooped and hollered. From "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Hey Jude" we were having so much fun! It's no wonder this group was voted Best Band in Branson in 2006 and 2007.
Needless to say, we did not feel any depression during the concert. Today I've also been free of depressed feelings and have talked about the concert to anyone who would listen. I think, taking a break from daily routines is sometimes just what we need to jump start interest and enthusiasm in something outside of ourselves.
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A Free Life……….by Susan
Monday, May 19th, 2008
On Mother's Day my youngest son took me to the movies. It takes us about thirty minutes to drive to the theater and during the ride he played one of his music CD's for me. He told me I would like this CD and he was right. It's called Free Life and is by a solo artist named Dan Wilson who was formerly with the group Semisonic.
As I was listening to the song, Free Life, I was struck by the beautiful simplicity of the lyrics. He says "one life is all we ever get". One Free Life! Just think of what a wondrous gift we each received, free! After hearing the song, I felt as if I had listened to an important sermon or speech. I felt grateful for my free life.
I think along with feeling grateful for my life, I feel a renewed sense of responsibility to make my free life the best life I can by continuing to improve my family relationships and my overall mental health. I plan to keep up my fight against depression and anxiety and encourage others to do the same. It's really true......one life is all we ever get.
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As I was listening to the song, Free Life, I was struck by the beautiful simplicity of the lyrics. He says "one life is all we ever get". One Free Life! Just think of what a wondrous gift we each received, free! After hearing the song, I felt as if I had listened to an important sermon or speech. I felt grateful for my free life.
I think along with feeling grateful for my life, I feel a renewed sense of responsibility to make my free life the best life I can by continuing to improve my family relationships and my overall mental health. I plan to keep up my fight against depression and anxiety and encourage others to do the same. It's really true......one life is all we ever get.
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Ageing instruments with sound
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Violinists and guitarists have long known that the tools of their trade improve with age, or more specifically with actual playing time. The vibrations from playing cause subtle changes in the pliability of the wood and lacquer that cover it. That's why vintage instruments are so highly prized.However, quantifying exactly how these changes effect the sound of the instrument has proven difficult.
Daniel Hess, a mechanical engineer at the University of South Florida in the US and his colleague James Hall suggest that however the ageing process works, it can be accelerated by recreating the vibrations within the instruments. 'Ageing machines' exist that repeatedly pluck or bow the strings. But this approach can damage the instrument.
Hess and Hall says a gentler alternative is to place the instrument in a box fitted with powerful speakers and blast it with the sounds the strings would produce. This should cause the instrument to vibrate as if the strings had been plucked or bowed, and accelerate the ageing process without any mechanical contact being necessary.
Read the artificial aging process for musical instruments patent application
Justin Mullins, New Scientist contributor