6 article(s) found

Harmonizing Discord: lessons learned from hardened hearts
By: Margaret Sowry
Category: Interventional
Population Served: At-Risk Youth

Group Empowerment Drumming With At-Risk Youth
By: By Ed Eliason, Percussionist, Music Educator, Drum
Category: Recreational
Population Served: At-Risk Youth

Lionel, "A Changed Young Man"
By: Margaret Sowry
Category: Interventional
Population Served: At-Risk Youth
His first drumming contribution was a violent slam on the gathering drum that sent us to our feet. The group's awareness drifted to a gunshot in the hood... a sound that was all too familiar.

HealthRHYTHMS May Help Reduce "The Columbine Effect"`
By: Alyssa Janney, MBA
Category: Interventional
Population Served: At-Risk Youth

Harmonizing Discord: Lessons from hardened hearts
By: Margaret Sowry
Category: Interventional
Population Served: At-Risk Youth
During the sixth and last scheduled session, the young man who had two weeks earlier pounded an angry "gun shot" on his drum jumped to his feet and declared, "GROUP HUG!" At that point, we all "got it!" Within each of us, beyond struggling, fortresses, competition, hurt, anger, distrust and malevolence, common ground set the stage for true connection at least in the moment.

Music Therapy as a Treatment for Substance Abuse with At-Risk Children and Adolescents: Part II
By: Deborah Bradway, MT-BC
Category: Wellness
Population Served: At-Risk Youth
Music Therapy for At-Risk Youth facing the challenges of substance abuse.