Therapist uses Katy, Taylor, and Miley for heartbeat songs
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Music therapist records young patients’ heartbeats
A music therapist at a Michigan children’s hospital has made dozens of unique recordings as a gift for patients’ parents and other loved ones.
Bridget Sova uses a specialized stethoscope recorder to capture the thumping, rhythmic heartbeats of young patients then blends them with a recording of her playing guitar or singing a tune of the family’s choosing. Sova, 24, said it’s a way to ensure the heartbeats live on, regardless of what happens to the child.
Sova said she has made 60 to 70 heartbeat recordings during her year at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. She has paired heartbeats with everything from traditional lullabies to songs by pop stars Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus. One family even requested the theme song from the classic boxing film “Rocky.”
“I don’t change the heartbeat. I change the song to fit the heartbeat,” Sova said. “And so that way the song is unique to them and to their son or daughter, brother or sister.”
Bridget Sova uses a specialized stethoscope recorder to capture the thumping, rhythmic heartbeats of young patients then blends them with a recording of her playing guitar or singing a tune of the family’s choosing. Sova, 24, said it’s a way to ensure the heartbeats live on, regardless of what happens to the child.
how sweet!
