Many consider Ferrante and Teicher to be the greatest piano duet team of all time Their collaborative presentations were so precise that their style was described as four hands but only one mind Hearing their music one can begin to grasp the amount of effort required to perfect their craft But there rsquo s more They loved what they did In fact even after they had retired in Ferrante and Teicher would occasionally show up at a local piano store just to play an impromptu concert They simply loved making music David also loved making music mdash but he teamed [... more]

A little girl waded in a shallow creek while her father watched Her rubber boots reached her knees As she sloshed downstream the water deepened until it flowed over the top of her waders When she couldn rsquo t take another step she yelled ldquo Daddy I rsquo m stuck rdquo In three strides her father was at her side pulling her to the grassy bank She yanked her boots off and laughed as water poured onto the ground After God rescued the psalmist David from his enemies he took a moment to sit down ldquo pull off his boots [... more]

Nancy Gustafson a retired opera singer was devastated when she visited her mother and saw her decline from dementia Her mom no longer recognized her and barely spoke After several monthly visits Nancy had an idea She started singing Christmas carols Her mother rsquo s eyes lit up at the musical sounds and she began singing too mdash for twenty minutes Then Nancy rsquo s mom laughed joking they were ldquo The Gustafson Family Singers rdquo The dramatic turnaround suggested the power of music as some therapists conclude to evoke lost memories Singing ldquo old favorites rdquo has also been [... more]