The inaugural event recognized those who have promoted music therapy. Part of patient therapy involved music and dancing. The book was turned into a documentary in 1973, and became a 1990 feature film starring Robert De Niro. It has a unique way of accessing the brain and the nervous system. People with Alzheimer's can sometimes start to remember themselves and be themselves with familiar tunes.
All musicians know how uplifting the soul becomes after a musical experience.
Now pure science is weighing in. That organization, founded in 1998, seeks to raise awareness of the benefits of music therapy and promote music therapy services. They work with them. They play music. They help them get their thought process back together, in terms of verbalization skills.