Music Therapy Offers an End-of-Life Grace Note

At 90, Beverly Herzog is writing songs for the first time.

Once a week, a music therapist helps Mrs. Herzog transform her thoughts into lyrics, then sings them back to her mellifluously over the strums of her guitar. The result can be transformative. When Mrs. Herzog listened during a session in December, she marveled at how magically the music reflected her views on love and life.