What is it about music that just takes you back to specific people, places, and moments? Well, this week, we explore how music intersects with our lives. Whether it’s playing, listening, or escaping it, music is finds a way to bury deep within us and remind us of our own stories.
Nick is running this show this week and opens with a story about love, loss, and the Bb concert scale. Next, Elizabeth Sweetly tells us about how music seemingly haunted her until she came to grips with the realities of her own life. Finally, Jessi Broughton tells us about how music brought her best friend into her life – twice.
We also speak with neuropsychologist Dr. Amee Baird about her research into music and memory.
So, put on a stupid grin and let’s get to listening.
Contributors
Elizabeth Sweetly
Jessi Broughton
Special shoutout to Steve Boaz, owner and producer at Breathing Rhythm Studios in Norman, Oklahoma for recording Elizabeth’s story for the show. Thank you SO much, Steve!
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Dr. Amee Baird is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow at Macquarie University. She has worked as a clinical neuropsychologist for over a decade in both clinical and research positions overseas and in Australia, including the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London and Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. She is an Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders at Macquarie University, and was recently awarded an NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship (2016-2019) for the project ‘Can music mend minds? Investigating the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of music in persons with dementia’. She is also co-director of a private practice Newcastle NeuroHealth.
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