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When melody meets medicine: A look at Singapore's growing music therapy scene
A burgeoning scene here, music therapy uses music to improve physical, emotional, cognitive and social well-being. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
SINGAPORE – It is not uncommon for musicians to have a dream stage. Perhaps a sold-out arena or a dim jazz bar steeped in soul. Mr Bakti Khair's is a hospital ward.
Becoming a music therapist was a hope he held onto for more than seven years. Through being a primary school music teacher, getting married and becoming a father, the dream never wavered.
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