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Melody Eckert is an incoming medical student and a graduate of the University of Florida, where she earned a Bachelor of Music with a concentration in piano. She has a passion for the field of Arts in Medicine. After working in the Arts in Medicine program at UF Health Shands Hospital for several semesters as volunteer musician, Melody decided to build her own organization to help others heal through the power of music. She aspires to become a future health professional that will use her creative knowledge and perspectives from her musical background to help her care for her patients.

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Melody created KEYS (Keep Echoing Your Song) with the goals of elevating spirits, relieving stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and helping patients heal. Additionally, she hopes to inspire people to share their musical abilities with others and to continue pursuing their musical passions. She is passionate about finding talent and sharing it with the community.

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If you would like to learn more about music therapy research, including how music has benefitted various patient populations, check out Melody's thesis here:

  

https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/08/24/07/00001/Eckert_Melody_

Honors_Project.pdf