37 min
E94: The Healing Power of Music (Part 2) The Bright Side of Longevity (Hosted by Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH)
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- Health & Fitness
In this two-part series on the Healing Power of Music, Dr. Roger Landry and Danielle Palli interview Jeff McSpadden of Composure and Maestro David Dworkin of Conductorcise. They discuss the budding research on music for stress reduction, memory, sleep, social connection and overall wellbeing, with some surprising new information on what helps us fall and stay asleep, what helps us heal, and how listening to, playing and moving to music can have a profound and positive influence on our lives.
JEFF McSPADDEN: Jeff McSpadden is co-founder and CEO at Composure, an evidence-based, digital audio company that delivers original soundscapes for senior living communities to improve sleep and drive healthy outcomes for older adults living with dementia. As an entrepreneur, technologist and life-long musician and composer, Jeff has dedicated himself to the pursuit of sound as a vital ingredient to human thriving. Prior to launching Composure, Jeff’s 15-year career as a composer includes writing and producing original music for film, television, and advertising with clients such as MGM, NBC, CBS, PBS, HBO, and AMC as well as brands ranging from Mercedes-Benz, Verizon, Progressive, Toshiba, and Ford. Jeff’s career in music began in his hometown of Dallas, TX as a teenager playing trumpet in a range of idioms from jazz, to classical, to pop, and world music. He moved to New York City where he attended The New School for Social Research where he graduated with a Bachelor’s in the Performing Arts. Jeff continues to live in NYC where he and his wife are raising their two teenage sons. https://www.composure.care/
MAESTRO DAVID DWORKIN: Maestro David Dworkin has led orchestras across America and abroad and has performed around the world. Maestro David Dworkin is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Columbia University Teachers College. He began his career as a clarinetist, and much of his career has been devoted to working with young people. Later he combined his lifelong passion for conducting, performing, educating, and physical fitness and launched the award-winning Conductorcise. https://dworkincompany.com/site/artist/conductorcise/
In this two-part series on the Healing Power of Music, Dr. Roger Landry and Danielle Palli interview Jeff McSpadden of Composure and Maestro David Dworkin of Conductorcise. They discuss the budding research on music for stress reduction, memory, sleep, social connection and overall wellbeing, with some surprising new information on what helps us fall and stay asleep, what helps us heal, and how listening to, playing and moving to music can have a profound and positive influence on our lives.
JEFF McSPADDEN: Jeff McSpadden is co-founder and CEO at Composure, an evidence-based, digital audio company that delivers original soundscapes for senior living communities to improve sleep and drive healthy outcomes for older adults living with dementia. As an entrepreneur, technologist and life-long musician and composer, Jeff has dedicated himself to the pursuit of sound as a vital ingredient to human thriving. Prior to launching Composure, Jeff’s 15-year career as a composer includes writing and producing original music for film, television, and advertising with clients such as MGM, NBC, CBS, PBS, HBO, and AMC as well as brands ranging from Mercedes-Benz, Verizon, Progressive, Toshiba, and Ford. Jeff’s career in music began in his hometown of Dallas, TX as a teenager playing trumpet in a range of idioms from jazz, to classical, to pop, and world music. He moved to New York City where he attended The New School for Social Research where he graduated with a Bachelor’s in the Performing Arts. Jeff continues to live in NYC where he and his wife are raising their two teenage sons. https://www.composure.care/
MAESTRO DAVID DWORKIN: Maestro David Dworkin has led orchestras across America and abroad and has performed around the world. Maestro David Dworkin is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Columbia University Teachers College. He began his career as a clarinetist, and much of his career has been devoted to working with young people. Later he combined his lifelong passion for conducting, performing, educating, and physical fitness and launched the award-winning Conductorcise. https://dworkincompany.com/site/artist/conductorcise/
37 min