Music Specialist Michael Aljadeff works hands-on with pediatric patients each week, getting them out of their hospital rooms and into the MUSIC ROOM! Children who are in isolation and cannot leave their hospital rooms, or who do not feel well enough to join the group session receive a bedside visit from Michael who helps ease feelings of sadness, loneliness and pain through music playing and interactive music-making. White Memorial is getting some good mileage out of their child-and-hospital-friendly musical instruments, donated by CMF in December.

Join us for our third annual comedy night to be held at the world famous Hollywood Laugh Factory on Thursday, Feb 23, 2012. Click here for tickets.

CMF donated a heap of new instruments to White Memorial Medical Center (WMMC) just in time for the holidays at their annual Cleft Palate Program Holiday Party. The hospital will use these keyboards, guitars, drums and other percussion-type instruments to start their first pediatric music program. Board member Talin Babikian surprised the hospital with an announcement that CMF will also provide groups of pediatric patients at WMMC with music therapy in 2012. The hospital presented CMF with an official Certificate of Appreciation and an adorable plaque featuring the artwork of a young patient. Many thanks to our partners Coachart, West LA Music and Casio for your support, and to volunteers Lindsay Henry, Mary Goodarzi, Lily Vartanyan, Monica Aben & Jake Giles Netter for your amazing work and dedication!

CMF hosted its first Networking & Professional Development event for music therapists and other allied professionals, facilitated by Vanya Green, MA, MT-BC.

On Saturday, September 17, over 150 AMAZING individuals came together to suppport Children’s Music Fund. At the gorgeous home of musical talents Edie & Michael Lehmann Boddicker, guests were greeted with gourmet food sponsored by La Dolce Vita restaurant in Beverly Hills and fine wine from Vampire Vineyards. The evening program featured special guest Emcees: comedian Patrick Ney, actress Jenna Macari and West LA Music’s Rick Waite. Inspirational speakers included Raffi Tachdjian, President & Founder of CMF; Firouzeh Banki, a longtime CMF supporter, and Anna Rahm, who received music therapy and a guitar from CMF in 2009, after undergoing numerous procedures to manage serious and chronic medical conditions. An enthusiastoc Opportunity Drawing and Live Auction included fabulous prizes, and West LA Music offered to donate a guitar to CMF for every $500 contribution and a keyboard for every $1000 gift that evening. The program concluded with a live performance under the stars by multi-talented artist Paul Adelstein.

This was CMF’s most successful event, allowing us to expand our extraordinary services to reach even more children with the healing power of music in the coming year!

Paul Adelstein will perform Live Under the Stars at CMF’s Third Annual Healing Through Music Benefit on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Tickets are selling fast! To reserve yours, please click here.

Paul Adelstein’s films include the Coen Brothers’ “Intolerable Cruelty,” in which he played George Clooney’s sidekick, “Be Cool,” opposite John Travolta and Uma Thurman, “Memoirs of a Geisha” and the Harold Ramis-directed “Bedazzled,” in which he played five roles.

Currently, Adelstein can be seen in ABC’s “Private Practice,” playing Dr. Cooper Freedman. He has been a series regular on several television programs, including “Prison Break,” in which he played Agent Paul Kellerman, “Nobody’s Watching,” in which he played Jeff Zucker, and “Breaking News.” He has guest starred on “ER,” “Without a Trace,” “Medium,” “Scrubs” and “Law & Order.”

A Chicago native, Adelstein started his career on stage with John Cusack’s New Crime Productions and the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Also a songwriter, Adelstein sings, plays, and records under the band name DORIS. His songs can be heard in the Coen Brothers’ movie, “Burn After Reading,” and the indie film “The Missing Person.” He also scored and wrote original songs for the award winning short, “Mullitt.”

Please join Children’s Music Fund at our Third Annual Healing Through Music Benefit on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM. Chic cocktail party at a spectacular private home in Encino. Live music under the stars. Opportunity drawing & live auction. Tickets available at $100. To register, please CLICK HERE. Questions? Contact Cecily at 310.428.0589 or Cecily@theCMF.org

Dear CMF family and supporters,

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for joining us at our comedy fundraising event last week and for your generous donation to our cause – providing music therapy and musical instruments to chronically ill or hospitalized children.  We are grateful for the fantastic lineup of all-star comedians who generously donated their time and to Mr. Jamie Masada and his team at the Hollywood Laugh Factory for providing us with a terrific venue.  We had a fun time planning the event and even a better time laughing the night away with you.

To learn more about our programs and upcoming events, please sign up for our newsletter on our website.  You may also make monetary or instrument donations directly through our website.

A $50 donation provides an hour of music therapy by a certified music therapist, a $150 donation provides a musical instrument and one music therapy session, and a $500 donation provides a full 10-session package of music therapy for a chronically ill child.

We wish you much happiness, health, and success in 2011!

The CMF Team

The Laugh Factory in Los angeles will be hosting a comedy night to support CMF to help bring the healing power of music to local children suffering from chronic or life-altering illnesses. 

The evening will feature a line-up of all-star talent headlined by the celebrated Maz Jobrani, along with his friends: Suli McCullough, Pedro Hernandez, Jamie Kaler, and Patrick Ney. 

WHEN:               Friday, January 7, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:20 p.m.)

WHERE:             The Laugh Factory, 8001 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA.  (323) 656-1336 x1

TICKETS:            $25 –  Student Admission      $50 – General Admission      $75 – VIP Admission

                           *2 Drinks minimum applies

For tickets, please visit: http://cmflaughs.eventbrite.com.  Advance purchase is strongly recommended.

The Laugh Factory will donate 100% of all ticket sales to The Children’s Music Fund.  We welcome any additional donations.  You may make additional donations through our website.

Thank you to all our supporters and donors for making our Second Annual Healing Through Music!™ benefit a resounding success.