Foreword / Francis Collins -- Introduction / Ren©♭e Fleming -- How and Why : Experts explain the basic science connecting arts and health, including origins in evolution. Musicality, Evolution, and Animal Responses to Music / Ani Patel -- What Does It Mean to Be Musical / Dan Levitin -- The Parting Glass / Richard Powers -- Sound Connects Us / Nina Kraus -- The Importance of Music in Human Connection / Rhiannon Giddens -- The Medical Muse / Health professionals and artists share impacts of the arts in hospitals and clinical settings. Sounding Joy / Christopher Bailey -- Can Singing Touch the Heart? / Jacquelyn Kulinski -- Rabbit Hole / Rosanne Cash -- Music Therapy for Chronic Pain Management / Joke Bradt -- Music Across the Continuum of Care: A Medical Setting / J. Todd Frazier -- "I Sing the Body Electric": Music Psychotherapy in Medicine / Joanne Loewy -- Health in the Spotlight : Artists and leading presenters discuss key health and community initiatives. How to Fall in Love with Opera / Ann Patchett -- Arts for Non-Arts Outcomes / Deborah Rutter -- Our Symphony Orchestra : the People's Band and a Symbol of Civilization / Ben Folds -- What Can Music Do? / Sarah Johnson -- Sing, Dance, and Play! / Mark Morris -- Dance and Parkinson's Finding Humanity Through a Musical Roadmap / David Leventhal -- Creative Learning / Educators and researchers illuminate the effects of arts engagement on the developing brain. Humans Are Musical Creatures : The Case for Music Education / Indre Viskontas -- State of the Art: Music in America's Schools / Ken Elpus -- Rhythm & Rhyme: Supporting Young Children and Families with Musical Play / Miriam Lense and Sara Beck -- Healing Arts / Anna Deavere Smith -- Play on Philly / Stanford Thompson -- Building Belonging Through Music : The Art of Investing in Our Children's Future, Today / Francisco Nu©łez -- Music as Therapy / Practitioners and performers relay first-hand experiences of therapeutic music interventions. Title TK / Zakir Hussain -- Healing Note by Note / Tom Sweitzer -- The Potential of Group Singing to Promote Health and Well-Being / Julene Johnson -- Sing Your Way Home -- Stacie Aamon Yedell -- ... & the Field : Re-membering the interlands in Music & Health / esperanza spalding and marisol norris -- Music and Memory / Connie Tomaino -- Her Voice : Music as a Form of Self-Expression in Cancer Treatment / Sheri Robb and Jefri Franks -- Achieving Body, Mind, and Soul: Harmony with Multiple Sclerosis / Courtney Platt -- Science : A Deeper Dive-Scientists reveal their research methodology and compelling results. Arts-Based Therapies in Integrative Health / Emmeline Edwards, Wen Chen, Catherine Law, Mark Pitcher, and Helene M. Langevin -- Music, Memory, Aging and Science / Coryse St. Hillaire-Clarke, Lisa Onken, and David Frankowski -- Art Therapy, Psychology, and Neuroscience: A Timely Convergence / Anjan Chatterjee and Juliet King -- Coda and Crescendo: How Neuroscience Created Neurologic Music Therapy to Help Heal the Injured Brain / Michael Thaut -- Musical Enjoyment and the Reward Circuits of the Brain / Robert Zatorre -- The Benefits of Musical Engagement Across the Lifespan : Education, Health and Well Being / Antonio Damasio, Hanna Damasio, Assal Habibi, and Beatriz Ilari -- The Road Ahead-Thought leaders outline an integrated approach to arts, technology, community, and health for the future. Common Nature : Humans as Cultural Beings / Yo-Yo Ma -- Composing the Future of Health / Tod Machover, R©♭becca Kleinberger, and Alexandra Rieger -- Porous Density / Liz Diller -- Blueprint for Cultivating the Neuroarts Ecosystem / Susan Magsamen and Ruth Katz.