Music as therapeutic intervention can relieve anxiety, depression in older peopl

Music is completely different all over the world. But how it makes us feel is universal.

Melody and rhythm can trigger feelings from sadness to serenity to joy to awe

Senior communities are also using music as part of their activities and therapy programs

Music is also a powerful stimulus of memory overhearing a piece of remembered music can instantly rekindle long-forgotten memories.

Music provides and provokes a response, which is universal, ingrained into our evolutionary development, and leads to marked changes in emotions and movement.

The artistry of their music tells another story and speaks or sings for itself. Pop hits, ballads, soul bangers and jazz standards, the best female singers' work is essential listening.

In the '50s, '60s, and '70s, female solo singers were ever-present on radio, TV and the pop charts as they should have been! While gender equality was an elusive dream in many fields, women were well represented in popular music, and the best female singers are legends.

For many soul music lovers, the Golden Age of Soul Music was in the 1970s. It was a decade of political turmoil around the world, but also one of incredible creativity, as artists took control of their careers and addressed both social issues and issues of the heart in new ways. And what incredible music resulted.