07-28-2017, 10:36 AM
DW,
Yes, music keeps you young and it does so many other things. I have a relative who is a music professor at a large university and he is studying the connection between music and people with Dementia. They are finding tremendous results and gettng incredible responses from Dementia patients, especially those who repeat things over and over again, when they hear music that they recognize. Music is life and I hear certain songs and it takes me back to special times/events in my life, said me good, some bad - college, vacations, certain boyfriends, concerts, etc... I hear those songs and still think I am that age. Only recently when I shared a story recently about college and a Pearl Jam show at my university (right after their first SNL appearance) with a guy on a flight in his 20's who looked at me like "Who is Pearl Jam"? Boy, didvdid I feel old. I wanted to say "Dude, they're so n the Rock n'Roll Hall of Fame," but then I realized that would make me seem even older. Fortunately, I work with enough young guys in their 20's who share my love for for PJ and 90's Alt-Rock, so we have a connection. Music is very powerful. Great post!
I would buy your book, too.
M.
Yes, music keeps you young and it does so many other things. I have a relative who is a music professor at a large university and he is studying the connection between music and people with Dementia. They are finding tremendous results and gettng incredible responses from Dementia patients, especially those who repeat things over and over again, when they hear music that they recognize. Music is life and I hear certain songs and it takes me back to special times/events in my life, said me good, some bad - college, vacations, certain boyfriends, concerts, etc... I hear those songs and still think I am that age. Only recently when I shared a story recently about college and a Pearl Jam show at my university (right after their first SNL appearance) with a guy on a flight in his 20's who looked at me like "Who is Pearl Jam"? Boy, didvdid I feel old. I wanted to say "Dude, they're so n the Rock n'Roll Hall of Fame," but then I realized that would make me seem even older. Fortunately, I work with enough young guys in their 20's who share my love for for PJ and 90's Alt-Rock, so we have a connection. Music is very powerful. Great post!
I would buy your book, too.
M.