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RESULTS SHOW THAT MUSIC MAKING HELPS MAKE ACTIVE SENIORS HEALTHIER Significant Increases in Human Growth Hormone, Decreases in Anxiety, Depression and Loneliness Resulted Following Keyboard Lessons. Carlsbad, CA-News is travelling fast across the country about scientific research that indicates that music making makes the elderly healthier. The first round of results, announced on April 23, showed that there were significant decreases in anxiety, depression and loneliness following keyboard lessons. These are factors that are critical in coping with stress, stimulating the immune system, and in improved health. On May 24, the second round of results, which indicate significant increases in human growth hormones following the same group keyboard lessons, will be announced at the Music Making and Wellness Task Force meeting held at NAMM headquarters in Carlsbad, California. Human growth hormone is implicated in aches and pains. Called the Music Making and Wellness project, the study is a joint effort of seven universities in cooperation with the American Music Therapy Association and Fletcher Music Centers. Major funding was provided by NAMM, the International Music Products Association; retailers and manufacturers; and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc. |