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There's probably a song that makes you happy every time you hear it. Or another song that calms your nerves. Music has the power to make us feel things, even make us feel better.

Music therapists work with clients to discover ways music can improve their well-being. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with three experts on music about its healing effects and how it can help us get through the pandemic.

Mark Mallman is a musician and the author of “

The Happiness Playlist: The True Story Of Healing My Heart With Feel-Good Music

 is a music therapist based in Eden Prairie. 

Michael Bakan is a musician, a professor of ethnomusicology at the Florida State University College of Music and the author of “

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What’s been your pandemic jam? The music or song that lifts your spirits? Listen to this conversation about what makes music therapeutic.

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