Purple Songs Can Fly is a

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

that sponsors a

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

program at the

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. It allows patients at the hospital to compose and record songs in a real

studio A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design ...

. The program was founded in March 2006 by Anita Kruse, a

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

and

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

. The Love Street Light Circus donated $10,000 to build a studio at the hospital. By December 2021, patients have recorded over 2800 songs. According to David Poplack, "the arts have therapeutic value" and can improve the recovery of the patients. In 2007, seven songs created through Purple Songs Can Fly were burned on purple CDs and were then played on

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flights.

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External links

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