Modern Hero

The music therapists of the Department of Cultural Programs’ Arts in Healthcare are delighted to share some exciting news…

Angel Lopez says music also saved him and on Tuesday he performed a concert at Holtz Children’sHospital as a thank you…

Five-year-old Olando Edouardo had never played a ukulele before but, somehow, he made it look easy…

Corey Bergman tells how music helps and inspires, even in the toughest times, in his talk “Music Heals” at TEDx Coconut Grove …

Doctors, nurses and musicians believe an easy to play ukulele can make a substantial difference in a sick child’s day. The gray setting of a children’s hospital bed is…

Stephanie Epstein has soothed the patients at Holtz Children’s Hospital with music therapy, a unique way to heal.

This is Minkowsky, one of our patients up in the bone marrow transplant unit. He took to the ukulele immediately and has learned so quickly…

Fifteen-year-old Madison “Madi” Phelps, of Robbins, Calif., has been a UC Davis Children’s Hospital patient since she was 11 months old…

Special thanks to the Ukulele Kids Club, Inc. for supporting our music therapy program by donating ukuleles. We appreciate their support…

On any given day, Stephanie Epstein can be found with a ukulele, keyboard or sound system crowding her desk. All necessary tools that come with the territory…

As a music therapist, Stephanie Epstein treats patients with a variety of medical conditions, teaching them to use music to express emotions and aid the healing process…

NBC Nightly News, April 4, 2015 Ukulele Club Hitting the Right Note With Sick Kids | A music therapy center in Miami is using the ukulele to benefit sick children…

I’m a board certified and licensed music therapist and work specifically on the floor at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta…

She says she remembers being thrown from the vehicle in the violent collision. The next thing she remembers is…

Corey Bergman’s son, Jared, was 20 years old, a college student who dabbled in drums and keyboard and was a fan of the Dave Matthews Band, when he died from a viral infection…