Latest Publication:
Praise, Vol. 2
More information coming soon
Upcoming Events:
Prairie Wind Harp Circle
Sat, Feb 11, 2012, 1-3PM
All area harpers invited to participate in this casual monthly gathering - Community Learning Center, 9th & Elm (across from Salina Public Library).
Senior Valentine Concert
Thurs, Feb 2, 7PM
Salina Presbyterian Manor
2601 E Crawford
Salina, KS
Check the calendar link in the Main Menu above, for more harp events!
What can live therapeutic music do?
- Reduce the need for pain medications
- Decrease anxiety and pain perception
- Normalize heart rate and blood pressure
- Serve as a distraction from complications of long-term suffering or medical procedures
- Assist in processing memories
- Facilitate emotional release
- Augment medical treatments, with no harmful side effects
- Ease the life-to-death transition and open the way for grieving
Is recorded music just as effective?
Recorded music has its place in providing distraction and entertainment, and it can help build a bridge between a patient who is awake and aware, and caregivers or family/friends.
However, effectiveness is limited because a recording is not interactive when patient heart rate or blood pressure change, for example. In addition, live acoustic music has overtones and sound vibrations that are unavailable in a recorded format.
Who sets the standards for therapeutic music programs?
The National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians (NSBTM), an international governing body for accredited programs that graduate therapeutic musicians.
What is therapeutic music?
Music tailored for individuals facing physical, emotional or spiritual challenges, therapeutic music is designed to create a healing presence. Receiving therapeutic music could be compared to entering a beautiful garden and allowing it to fill your senses with its peaceful beauty.
The concept has been around for centuries. In Plato’s time, live music was
played at the bedside of the ill, and there are several Biblical references to
David playing his harp to soothe King Saul. Since time began, mothers have
crooned lullabies to calm their babes. Only in the past 30 years or
so have professional music practitioners been found on staff at hospitals,
cancer centers, hospices, nursing
homes, and other places that care for the ill and/or dying.
What are music practitioners?
They are musicians who have been taught to assess individual needs and provide the appropriate “musical medicine” within each situation. RoJean is a Certified Music Practitioner, or CMP, who has completed study with the Music for Healing and Transition Program, including an internship within a health care facility (Salina Regional Health Center).
Is this the same as music therapy?
It is not music therapy, in which music is used to engage individuals or groups in setting a specific treatment goal. Rather, acoustic music itself is the therapy.
How long does a session last?
Each session is structured to meet individual needs, and may last anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour or more, following the patient's needs/wishes. This is not entertainment or a performance, so nothing is required of the patient except their presence.
What are clients saying?
How can I schedule a session?
If you have a friend or family member in Hospice of Salina, let one of the staff know of your interest. Otherwise, you may contact RoJean directly for more information.