‘It’s better to sing than to take a pill every day’
/sites/default/files/2024-12/20241217_sing_medicine.jpgSinging has long been celebrated for its ability to lift spirits. But could it also have healing powers?
In a groundbreaking collaboration between the Bienen School of Music and Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, researchers are exploring whether music and singing can deliver measurable benefits for the heart.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/12/pediatric-heart-patients-sing-in-…Groundbreaking children’s Fontan Choir makes debut
/sites/default/files/2024-12/20241214_fontan.jpgThe Fontan Choir, the first of its kind in the world, is a partnership between the Bienen School of Music and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/12/14/fontan-choir-music-therapy/Music program for heart patients aims to improve lung function
/sites/default/files/2024-12/20241216_fontan_0.jpgDoctors and patients have long known the mental health benefits of singing, especially in children. But now a research collaboration aimed at helping the heart hopes to find music is indeed medicine.
Exploring the Power of Music for Childhood Well-Being
/sites/default/files/2024-10/childhood_music1%20copy.jpgA multidisciplinary team of Northwestern researchers is examining the use of singing and breathwork to improve the psychological and social well-being of children worldwide.
Music and Breath may mitigate childhood trauma from COVID-19 pandemic
/sites/default/files/2021-04/trauma-music-breath_web.jpgA new interdisciplinary research project involving several Bienen faculty and alumni will examine how music might be used globally to improve children's health and well-being following the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Sarah J. Bartolome is a children’s music specialist with an interest in world music for the classroom.
Learn MoreSarah Bartolome appointed to Bienen School music education faculty
/sites/default/files/2018-04/20150320_Sarah-Bartolome.jpgSarah J. Bartolome, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of music education effective September 1, 2015.