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Waking the spirit : a musician's journey healing body, mind, and soul / Andrew Schulman ; with an afterword by Marvin A. McMillen.

by Schulman, Andrew, 1952-

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Schulman, Andrew, 1952-

Guitarists -- United States -- Biography.

Music therapists -- Biography.

9781250055774 (hc.)

x, 290 pages : music ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references, pages [259]- 279.

The ultimate reality -- Code blue -- The passion of Wendy and Bach -- Awakenings -- Returning -- Goin' home -- Everything vibrates -- Alice Blue Gown -- Better than a standing ovation -- Getting to the other side of the rainbow -- Through the gate -- Just don't kill the patient -- The music of poetry, the poetry of music -- Steppin' out with my baby -- The memory of all that -- Wild horses.

Andrew Schulman, a fifty-seven-year-old professional guitarist, had a close brush with death one night in 2009. Against the odds he survived: A medical miracle. Once fully recovered, Andrew resolved to dedicate his life to bringing music to critically ill patients at Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s ICU. This is the story of the people he's met along the way - both patients and doctors - and of the people he has inspired. As a medical musician, Andrew has met with experts in music, neuroscience, and medicine. He shares an overview of the cutting-edge science and medical theories that illuminate this field. The power of music to heal the body and waken the spirit.

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