"Music making is linked to a number of health benefits for older adults," says Dr. Suzanne Hanser, chair of the Music Therapy Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. "Research shows that making music can lower blood pressure, decrease heart rate, reduce stress, and lessen anxiety and depression. There is also increasing evidence that making music enhances the immunological response, which enables us to fight viruses."
With all these benefits it's no wonder that many older Americans are sitting down at the piano or picking up their guitars, woodwinds, and horns
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