Posts Tagged ‘music’
#Veterans Rock
We are excited to begin our new segment – #VeteransRock. Alchemy Sky’s Veterans Music Project walks a small group of Veterans through the process of writing and recording original songs. We pull from a large network of music therapists, music producers, sessions players, and artists to help the songs that are in the hearts of…
Read MoreBridges To Mend
So many bridges to mend. So many hands to lend. So many lost friends. Looking for some silver lining in this touch of grey can be a fulltime job. One of the things that has warmed my heart are all the examples of music making things better and pulling people together. I think it shows…
Read MoreVeterans Can Sign Up Now For Free Music Project
Veterans living in the Greater Atlanta area can sign up for a free music project that is facilitated by Veterans. Please call 404-228-7079 or info@alchemysky.org. #MusicMakesItBetter #VeteransRock
Read MoreHow It All Started
ASF turns three this month. Feeling a bit like reminiscing, I went deep into the vault, on the B side, to find one of our first posts. Someone asked me in 2014 what I wanted to do. This is what I wrote: Music. A vibrational, harmonic event set in time. Now that sounds fancy but…
Read MoreHow Music Triggers Brain Activity
A research team from Stanford University School of Medicine took images of the brain in action using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as people listened to short symphonies by an obscure 18th-century composer. This study aimed to gain valuable insight into how the brain sorts of different stimuli around it and sorts out events. Their…
Read More93 Year-Old Man Gets Band Back Together
This is a wonderful story from our friends across the pond. Edward Hardy was a piano player before his world started to close in on him. As he slowly entered dementia, he decided to move into an assisted living center. He became withdrawn and depressed. Enter Music. Edward put a call out to ask…
Read MoreShelter From The Storm
“You should check out Nuçi’s Space.”, said Keith Perissi, Director of Kennesaw State’s Music Business Program. “I’m in. What’s Nuçi’s Space?” Nuçi Phillips was a student at the University of Georgia. He came from a great family, played guitar, wrote songs, was deeply sensitive and possessed a sharp wit. He and his family fought his depression for many…
Read MoreAlchemy Sky Announces New Partnership
The Alchemy Sky Foundation partners with the Bridge of Georgia and Metro Music Therapy Atlanta, Georgia – October 12, 2015 – The Alchemy Sky Foundation announced a partnership with the Bridge of Georgia and Metro Music Therapy to facilitate weekly music workshops for special needs students. The music therapy sessions are held on-site at the…
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