In his postlude to The Mozart Effect author Don Campbell shares miracle stories of treatment and cure through music. Excerpts recount music and its role in the treatment and healing of abuse, pain, aggressive and antisocial behavior, attention deficit disorder, depression, developmental delays, high blood pressure, etc. The benefits of music are limitless.
As the American educational system seeks to cut the arts from classroom experience, we see children and adolescents seek out more available forms of art – usually portraying the more violent and dark side of life. Young people perceive, and then opt to imitate the art that fuels their imagination.
Education can offer a positive approach to fueling that imagination leading toward the productive lives we want our children to meet by providing a healthier experience.
There are those trying to do that. Be sure to watch as CBS’s 48 HOURS presents The Whole Gritty City, Saturday, February 15th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Some say society is ill and we need to do something to heal it. Will we help?
“Each illness has a musical solution. The shorter and more complete the solution, the greater the musical talent of the physician.”
– Novalis
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