Based on Billboard Top 100, we’ve selected our top 5 recommendations for songs from 1966 that can be used for Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation with Parkinson’s.
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96 Tears
as performed by ? and the Mysterians
BPM: 124, Length of Song: 2:56
Last Train to Clarksville
as performed by The Monkees
BPM: 99, Length of Song: 2:46
Monday, Monday
as performed by Mamas and the Papas
BPM: 99, Length of Song: 3:00
You Can’t Hurry Love
by The Supremes
BPM: 97, Length of Song: 2:47
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
by Jimmy Ruffin
BPM: 97, Length of Song: 3:01
Runner up: These Boots Are Made for Walking by Nancy Sinatra. BPM: 83, Length of Song: 2:42
Do you know of more songs from 1966 that we should add to this list? Please share in the comments below!
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Angie Kopshy received a Master’s in Piano from Boise State University before returning to Portland, Oregon, to study and pursue music therapy. Upon completion of her internship, Angie founded a music therapy clinic that specialized in helping children with autism transform their lives with music, paying particular attention to the enhancement of communication, anxiety reduction, motor planning, and social engagement.
Angie recently left her clinic, teaching position at Pacific University and her band, Stoneface Honey, to write in the mountains of Montana. When she isn't helping run Herbaceous Inc., a medical marijuana dispensary in Butte, or facilitating music therapy sessions at Big Sky Music Therapy, Angie is working on her first novel and writing short essays for Behind Every Feminist. Angie is still writing music for Stoneface Honey who released their latest album, Resolved to the Mutual Satisfaction of Both Parties in August of 2018.
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