My grandmother would say, 'Boy, stop banging on that piano.' And my grandfather would say, 'Let him keep playing, this might turn into something for him.'

Clay is a familiar face around Monroe Carell. As a Nutrition Services team member, he delivers food trays to patients. Few were aware of his love of music.

Following a successful pilot program, music therapy is now being offered to patients on three additional units at Vanderbilt University Hospital.

"If that was my little brother or one of my friends, I would hope someone would help them."

Have you ever wondered what science has to say about why music is important for health? You can find out at the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab's second annual open house on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Vanderbilt researchers report on a musician who acquired synesthesia — a merging of sensations — and improved creativity following a traumatic brain injury.

The movement "Red Morn on Rolling Hills" was selected for performance by the Tennessee Youth Symphony