Kickstarter

Creator Therese Griffin on February 17

Hello.

I am one of your supporters at the $75.00 level. I have been contacting you for months regarding the status of the delivery of the Ipod with customized music to my 85 year old Uncle. I have heard from no one. Although I am a huge supporter of this project and the movie, I am quite disappointed about how you have neglected your project backers and have not delivered on your commitments. I hope to hear from you ASAP.

Regards,
Therese Griffin, R.N.

Creator scott kreger on January 23

status please?

Creator christina on December 31

The same can also be said of the importance of music as universal communication when dealing with people who have disabilities - especially where they are unable to communicate with others. My daughter is severely Autistic, functionally non-verbal, and she has an amazing love of music, as do many of her peers at her special needs school. Without question music helps immensely....

Creator Beth on August 1, 2012

Michael-- I'm a hospice volunteer and several of my patients have had dementia. After seeing the clip of your movie I created a music therapy iPod for the hospice program, and I also created a playlist on my own iPhone for one of my patients. The effect was amazing! After spending an hour listening to her favorite old country music she was responsive, interactive, and relaxed, where before she had been withdrawn and aggressive. Hope this movie helps bring happiness to many people suffering dementia!

Creator Klaus Mehofer on July 31, 2012

Thank you for your work! I'm very curious about the final version of the film!

Creator Christian Peters on July 28, 2012

Also, can we get a Blu-Ray instead of a DVD if we pledge a bit more?

Creator Christian Peters on July 28, 2012

Will the HD download be DRM free? It would be unusable to me if it didn't work on Linux.

Creator Tomasina Harper on July 27, 2012

CONGRATS!!! YEAH

Creator Meredith Pizzi, MT-BC on July 27, 2012

Michael, Thank you for your work to capture these moments on film! As a Board Certified Music Therapist, I have the honor and privilege of seeing how music impacts people's lives every single day! Thank you for your efforts to bring this to a wider audience! This message is truly so important!

Creator Dallas on July 27, 2012

Thank you :)

After making a small contribution I linked the video to my Facebook page in case one of my friends would also share it. I added the following comment.

My best wishes to for your success.

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If like me, you have dealt with Alzheimer's in your family now or in the past you might find this interesting.

If I could have found those bloody 8-track cassettes of Dad's Slim Dusty and Tom Jones collection when he was alive, we might have heard him sing the first line to all of them over and over again.

Secretly,, we would have loved it.

Creator Natalie Millman on July 26, 2012

I've never seen a film that featured a social worker. Moreover, I'm an entering social work student, who is also a musician, with a deep interest in gerontological issues. Keep up the awesome work, this seems like a fantastic project!

Creator JackieO on July 26, 2012

I just read about this project and immediately thought of my grandmother. She is ninety one, with Alzheimer's and dementia. She showed symptoms almost twenty years ago when she isolated herself from family and friends. Five years later, she moved into a nursing home so she could have twenty four hour care. Occupational therapy and physical therapy both help her condition but mostly to keep her stable. There are times she is happy but she is also often confused and depressed. She stopped listening to music years ago even though it was something she loved. Seeing the how this project has helped others with her condition, it makes me hopeful that it will help her too. I have sponsored an iPod for her and also asked family to sponsor additional iPods in her name. Thank you so much for this inspiring project

Creator Diane Germaine on July 24, 2012

Hi Michael: All the best for this. Great project. Interesting fact: When my Dad died in 1998 (I was there) I placed my earphones on his head as he was going away and played his favorite Jazz tapes. He moved his great eyebrows and was smiling, peaceful, and I held his hand and I know he knew I was there. I know in his head he was talking to me in images as if we were both listening to the music together at the same time and sharing that. I will never forget that. And I have written about it in poetry and in memoir. Music is the universal language. This project is important. I believe in it. And my memoir song for my Dad is Nina Simone's version of "Everything Must Change" a sad song but very steep - though not the song I played for him over the ear phones - and is for the living in memory of....
Diane Germaine

Creator Cait Davis on July 19, 2012

I've been following this project for a little bit, saw the clip you had on youtube before. I think it's fascinating and right in line with a lot of the case studies out there, Oliver Sacks and Ramachandran are most immediately brought to mind. Always interested to hear more about the inter-workings of the brain. Happy to contribute and hope you find success.

Creator Suzan Windnagel on July 17, 2012

The concept works for those living at home too! Let's make this happen!

Creator Jaye Foo on June 16, 2012

Come on people, let's kickstart this!