Music for Health

by RaeAnne Marsh

BeamzScottsdale-based Beamz Interactive, which holds numerous patents for its interactive, laser-controlled technology used in a wide variety of music, education, healthcare and consumer applications, recently launched its Beamz Therapy Bundle. The new therapy package features the Beamz Professional Edition Laser Controller and cross-platform player software with 50 songs and an activity guide for educators, therapists and professionals, and software for editing and creating interactive songs. It also includes the Beamz Therapy Guide, created in partnership with the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Temple University, which features protocols and measurement tools plus additional songs.

“The Beamz Therapy Protocols were designed to assist therapists in structuring interactions and activities to address diverse goals and outcomes,” says Rhonda Nelson, Ph.D., associate professor in Temple U’s Department of Rehab Sciences. “Since individuals across the lifespan respnd positively to music, many therapists are interested in incorporating music into their treatment sessions.”

Beamz’s products provide tools that help maximize therapeutic outcomes in cognition, physical functioning and social/emotional expression. Its line includes a laser controller with four laser beams, and free iOS and Android mobile apps, with state-of-the-art music technology that brings music to everyone by simply allowing users quick and easy access to hundreds of sounds, instruments, vocals and music clips.

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