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Junior Isaac Schneider is one music student taking part in Music as Medicine, a collaboration between Ithaca College and Cayuga Medical Center to provide music to hospital patients.

School of Music initiative brings music to Cayuga Hospital

By Caroline Grass, Staff Writer March 24, 2022
The School of Music is starting an initiative, where students perform at Cayuga Medical Center in an effort to bring reprieve to a stressful environment.
Harpist and IC affiliate Anna O’Connell performed examples of therapeutic harp music during the Community-Based Learning Spotlight Event hosted by the Office of Civic Engagement and the Center for Faculty Excellence on April 4 in McHenry Lounge in the Whalen Center for Music. The event reintroduced the Music as Medicine Project and highlighted students’ work with the initiative.

Staying Sharp: Service project links music to memory

By Angela Weldon, Assistant Life & Culture Editor April 13, 2016
The Music as Medicine Project, a new initiative at the college highlights the therapeutic power of music and the importance of service-learning.
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