Music and Health
Articles and ideas that touch on the topics of music and health.
The Sound of Belonging: What Ancient Music Teaches Us About Modern Well‑Being
I’ll admit it: I tried to write this article with ChatGPT. It felt hypocritical, and frankly, the result wasn’t very good. The AI writing read smoothly on the surface, but…
Ears Tuned for Birds, Living in a World of Engines
In 2011, an estimated one million healthy life years were lost from traffic-related noise in the western part of Europe only. https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/who-compendium-on-health-and-environment/who_compendium_noise_01042022.pdf?sfvrsn=bc371498_3 As evidenced by the statement above, the sonic…
From Noise to Nature: A Guide to Rewilding Our Sonic Lives
The term rewild classically refers to restoring ecosystems or letting nature take care of itself—reducing human management to restore biodiversity and ecosystem processes. In recent years, I’ve noticed the concept…
Music and Healing: A Global Investigation
The first time I really heard about music truly healing people wasn’t until college. Before that, I had played music and felt it’s power, but never was it articulated as…