KEYS TO THE KINGDOM: Reflections on Music and the Mind Keys to the
Kingdom: Reflections on Music and the Mind charts the course of an
unusual odyssey. For nearly a decade, Kathleen Housley played piano
with Katrina Withey, a gifted musician partially paralyzed from a
stroke. To understand those times in their playing when
disabilities disappeared in a shimmer of grace, Housley wrote brief
reflections, turning to neuroscience and history for deeper
insight. Some are as complex as a fugue. Others are as simple as a
finger exercise on the C scale. Yet sounding throughout the
reflections is a sublime theme-the importance of friendship. "I am
certain I will return to this book many times-to prevent music from
becoming solely intellectual, friendship simply casual, and life
experiences reduced to a progression of day-to-day events. Each
chapter is a fresh and enlighteninglook at the power of music
throughout time, and a moving glimpse into evoking the eternal
power between friends." Pamela J. Perry, D.M.A., Professor of
Music, Central Connecticut State University "Kathleen Housley has
written a sensitive account of friendship, courage, and the power
of music to unite and heal. Her observations are sealed with a
light touch of metaphors, never too much, always growing from the
real experience." Richard T. Lee, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of
Philosophy, Trinity College "Keys to the Kingdom is more than an
inspirational story. It brilliantly connects neurology, music,
language, and the overall sense of being. All rehabilitation
specialists should read this book to appreciate the holistic nature
of recovery and well-being." Mary Purdy, Ph.D., Department of
Communication Disorders, Southern Connecticut State University
Kathleen L. Housley is the author of four books of non-fiction and
one book of poetry. She has written for numerous journals including
Image, Isotope, The Christian Century, and Ars Medica.
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