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In The News...Judith Pinkerton has been in the news for decades.While living in Alaska, Judith owned a successful talent agency. Before relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada on January 1, 1989, she told the Anchorage Times ("Sound Therapy, Sound Body,"December 22, 1988) that her move to Las Vegas, paid by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, would give her "the opportunity to create expanded, more deeply effective seminar and concert presentations." The media has followed her footsteps since then. Read what intrigues the media. KLAS TV CH 8 News Now Story: Music Therapy CutsMusical Medicine
How Music Can Help HealTelevision news story by KTNV TV CH 13 Anchor Nina Radetich Center for Creative Therapeutic Arts Today Vegas…Tomorrow the WorldLas Vegas, city of second chances, is home to a nonprofit agency that helps people with impairments express themselves. Since 1990, the Center for Creative Therapeutic Arts on the College of Southern Nevada’s West Charleston campus has healed thousands of Nevadans with music. Now CCTA Executive Director Judith Pinkerton plans to extend the reach of music therapy to U.S. troops. Advocates Drum Up Support For Music Therapy ProgramThe beating of drums echoed through the halls of the Legislature on Thursday, drawing the curious to a third-floor meeting room where advocates were making their case for music – particularly group drumming – as a therapeutic technique. Day Care Can Really Help Seniors Come OutAn adult day care center is just what the implies: day care for adults. Although the name is self-explanatory, most people have a difficult time getting used to the concept of a service traditionally used for children being used for adults. Once the idea has settled in and the services are employed, however, it usually becomes something its beneficiaries can’t imagine living without. The Healing Power of Heavy Metal and Hallelujah: Music4Life’s products and programs restore well being…When 59-year old Carolyn Weisbart feel into a deep depression following her father’s death last February, music – not medicine helped her heal. The retired IRS revenue officer found solace with the help of Judith Pinkerton, founder and president of Music4Life. The Las Vegas-based company’s products and programs help individuals match their moods to music to achieve and maintain good health. Music Therapy SoothesIn the corner of a Green Valley bookstore, Judith Pinkerton pressed her chin firmly against her violin and begins to play. With her eyes closed she raises her bow and strikes the strings sharply. The small group of listeners tilt their heads against the nervous, racing notes. After a few minutes she glides into a soothing piece. Many people seated in the front row of seats close their eyes and sway their head gently. A few book browsers even stop to take a seat and soak up some soothing sounds. Finally she snaps out of the solo with the upbeat “The Entertainer.” The listeners smile and nod their heads during a faster, happier beat. Prevent Holiday Stress: USE Music“The positive and invigorating effects of music … [make] me a true believer in … the unlimited possibilities of music’s therapeutic use.”
As the holidays approach, how can you foster resiliency in your health to decrease stress or pain, lose the blues or increase energy? Music medicine is the way. At one time it was believed that only classical music could cure these maladies. Now there is a way that all types of music can improve health – including the music you love. Today’s music, in all its diverse styles, is used Read More... Woman Promotes A Healthy Dose Of MusicShe’s a portable peacemaker. Each week Judith Pinkerton piles her boxy suitcases filled with her percussion instruments, tapes and compact discs into her van and travels across town to meet with hospice patients. On Tuesdays she makes a stop at Regina Hall, an adolescent group home in Henderson that serves at-risk girls ages 10 to 17. Using drums, guitars and recorded music, she works to heal her patients, whether they suffer from physical pain, fear of... Read More... Sound Effects: From Tupac to Mozart, Therapist Judith Pinkerton Uses Music To Help At-risk Youths Turn Anger, Anxiety And Sadness Into More Positive Feelings“The kids I work with are in custody programs and are hardcore kids,” Pinkerton said. “We just picked up one for murder and he is only 15 years old. These kids are abused, and they don’t want to be in touch with their bodies. But the music therapy gets them back in touch, so that they release their angst and other emotions.” Nedra Armstrong, a supervisor with Family and Youth Services, said the program is positive and interesting, and it works because youngsters are taught how to calm down. “The whole concept is that you need to match the mood (with the music) in order to express it out, and then you listen to something... Read More... Therapist Turns to Musical SoundsJudith Pinkerton sits in her new office surrounded by musical instruments. It’s here she manages the musical diets of teen-agers. Most of her young clients listen to rap or hard rock music. The back beats found in these types of music add stresses to their bodies and match their angry moods, she said. For four years Pinkerton has been practicing music... Read More... In PrintIn this fascinating book, music therapist/motivational speaker/violinist Judith Pinkerton uses the strategies of music therapy to show how music can change one’s mood. Of course, most of us have instinctively used music in this way at one time or another, such as putting on a favorite song to cheer ourselves up, but Pinkerton takes this idea further explaining how to structure a program of music to most effectively dispel anger, calm... Read More... |
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