Bad effects of music

“By and large, though, there are few, if any, bad side effects of music, and music can often work where no medication can.”

– Oliver Sacks

Cited in: Inge Kjemtrup, “The power of music therapy”, Pianist, Issue 59, April-May 2011. Warners Group Publications, p.66.

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