The Healing Power of Music: Unleashing Joy Through the Chemistry of Singing

The Power of Singing to Organize and Calm: "What it's actually doing is helping somebody be organized cognitively. It's helping someone be organized neurologically. And it's this organization that creates the calm, that creates a reduction of negative behaviors."— Andy Tubman   On this episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood, we explore the therapeutic benefits of singing and music-making. Our guest speaker, Andy Tubman delves into the neuroscience behind music therapy, including the power of familiar songs to improve cognitive function, neurological integration, and mood elevation for patients with dementia, stroke, and respiratory difficulties. Join us as we discover the innovative website SingFit, which offers advanced technologies that create personalized playlists and guide caregivers and rehab therapists to facilitate singing as a coping strategy with intention. Timeline of Topics   00:02:07 Friend's accident inspires music therapy career. 00:05:49 Music activates brain centers and has imprints. 00:08:54 Active music-making enhances brain activity. 00:12:21 "Singing helps organize cognitively, reduces anxiety." 00:15:09 Singing for dementia patients as a coping strategy. 00:19:44 Therapeutic music for various medical conditions. Find Out More About SingFit Website:  https://www.singfit.com/   Social Media Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearesingfit/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreSingFit  Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeAreSingFit   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iSingFit   Andy Tubman’s Bio: Andy Tubman is a highly respected board-certified music therapist, public speaker, and expert on music and the brain with over 20 years of experience developing innovative techniques that help clients achieve their therapeutic goals. Andy co-founded Musical Health Technologies (aka SingFit) in order to bring music as medicine to a greater number of people. As Chief Clinical Officer for SingFit, Andy leads the team creating SingFit products that, at its core, focus on technology-enabled therapeutic singing programming for the 65 plus.   A graduate of the Temple University Music Therapy department, Andy’s experience includes working with children, adults, and seniors in a variety of settings, including in-patient care. In 2005 Andy founded Integrative Music Therapy Services (IMTS), which provides music therapists for health care facilities, drug, and alcohol recovery centers, state-funded regional centers and individual clients throughout Southern California. Andy’s work has been recognized by the state of California as providing essential care for the severely disabled. He has a broad background in music therapy, with expertise in scaling practices in therapeutic music. Andy travels and consults with medical systems internationally on implementing music as medicine and is a frequent speaker on the intersection of music and health at conferences that include the American Telemedicine Association, LeadingAge, Senior Living 100 and the International Council on Aging. Andy has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, the Los Angeles Business Journal, USA Today, and Billboard Magazine.   _____________________________________________________________________ Contact Kim Hegwood- Elder Law Attorney Website: https://yourlegacylegalcare.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourlegacylegalcare/ Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/YourLegacyLegalCare LinkedIn-https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourlegacylegalcare/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@yourlegacylegalcare   Your Legacy Legal Care 1150 Clear Lake City Blvd., Suite 100 Houston, TX 77062 (281) 218-0880