Music is Medicine: The Transformative Power of Music Therapy
Presented by New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation
Discover how music therapy—a research-based clinical practice—supports healing and enhances quality of life across all ages. Celebrating 75 years, music therapy helps individuals improve cognitive, physical, communication, and emotional well-being.
This session explores the science behind music’s ability to reduce pain, ease stress, enhance memory, and support communication. Real-life examples will highlight music therapy’s impact on cancer patients during infusion treatments, in survivor songwriting groups, and through individualized bedside sessions that promote relaxation, pain management, and emotional healing during treatment. Learn how music fosters emotional connection, brain function, and lasting transformation.
Kanako
Fuwa
Artist; Music Therapist
Stephen
Garofano
Artist; Loyola University, Adjunct Professor
Dr. Peggy
Honoré
New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation, Board President
Loyola New OrleansHarold Baquet
Dr. Victoria Policastro
Vega
Loyola University, Charles E. Braswell Distinguished Endowed Professor in Music Therapy