The Awesome Music Project Canada: Songs of Hope and Happiness

by Terry Stuart, Robert Carli

MUSIC HEALS US. It can provide solace in difficult times, and help us celebrate moments of joy. The transformative power of music is at the heart of this compilation of intimate recollections by Canadians from every province and territory. In these remarkable stories, Canadians from all walks of life―including world-renowned celebrities from Sarah McLachlan and Chris Hadfield to Madeleine Thien and Theo Fleury―share how music changed their lives. The Awesome Music Project Songs of Hope and Happiness is a beautifully illustrated tribute to the music that comforts us, moves us, and lifts our spirits. Rounding out the book are descriptions of the neurological research confirming that music is good for us. It improves our mental, emotional, and physical health, wards off depression, and even delays dementia. Put music makes us feel good. Written for the music lover in all of us, proceeds from The Awesome Music Project Canada will go to music and mental health research, starting with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital and one of the world’s leading research centres.

208 pages, Hardcover

Published October 10, 2019

Reviews

[Neil Pasricha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a thing for super gigantic passion projects that are insanely hard to pull off but of course are going to be pulled off because the Jupiter-sized heart of the person leading the thing. Things like the insanely delicious sushi restaurant with the freshest fish in the city who only take one reservation every half hour to serve them well. Things like the bartender who wont mix you a drink until they perform a detailed examination of your mood. Things like Frank Warren spending over a decade collecting, curating, and publishing a thoughtful examination of the human condition through anonymous postcards on PostSecret.com every single Sunday. And things like The Awesome Music Project. Terry and Robert spent years assembling personal, heartfelt stories of how music touched people’s lives and sewed them into this beautiful hardcover book with all proceeds going to support music and mental health charities. A gift.