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Karaoke For the Win: Music Therapy that Validates and Builds Community

“The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their divine nature, not entertain.” - Pythagoras (569-490BC)

Last night, I happened upon one of the coolest scenes. Far away from the reaches of NYC, in a tiny mountain community that will remain nameless – I went to the local Karoake. I had a connection through a friend, it wasn't just random. Otherwise, I never would have known about this weekly party.

You see, the host was a career music therapist. I've never met someone who had been doing Music Therapy for as long as he did; long before it started picking up some traction in the early 2000s- or at least, that's when I started tracking it.

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