There’s growing evidence that beneficial music is our best non-pharmacological tool for individuals with dementia, Parkinson’s, depression, and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Beloved music can play an essential role by helping to alleviate loneliness and despair, especially for frail elders.

Drawing on a decade of field experience, I founded Right to Music in 2019 to advocate for integrating best music-based interventions into health care settings and to promote use of beneficial music by families and professionals caring for loved ones at home. Working with a diverse array of stakeholders, my efforts include:

* Educating health care professionals about the benefits of music;

* Changing government policy to incentivize use of beneficial music in health care settings;

* Raising public awareness;

* Shifting research focus to more practicable and scalable initiatives to improve quality of life.

Together, we must discover: What needs to change to increase awareness and expand the use of beneficial music in health care?

Please contact me, Dan Cohen, to discuss your interests or to arrange for a presentation.