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Music & Mental Health

Music & Mental Health

Studies have shown that music can have a significant impact on emotions and health. From impacting brainwaves to affecting emotions, music is a powerful force that can aid mental health.  Music & Stress While upbeat music can give you a boost of optimism and...

How Music Inspires Creativity

How Music Inspires Creativity

Music can do a lot of things. When we’re feeling down, listening to happy music can help to lift our spirits. Or, when we need a good cry, a sad, relatable song can help us release pent up emotions. But, can music actually make us more creative? While the act of...

The Gift of Music

The Gift of Music

“Music has always been a big part of my life. It’s helped me get through some of the most difficult things I’ve had to face.” - Madison Wright Teaching the next generation the art of songwriting and the healing power of music is one of our biggest passions. Here at...

Project Spotlight – The Foster EP

Project Spotlight – The Foster EP

As you may know, foster care has always been important to our organization. With one of our founders, Kyle Hutton having been adopted at six weeks old, and having recently been through fostering to adopting two young girls, the foster care cause is one that is near...

Preserving Music History With RLRM

Preserving Music History With RLRM

Here at the RLRM Foundation, we hold one of the nation’s most extensive collections of story/song recordings within the genres of Folk, Americana, Country, Texas Country, & Red Dirt music. Our archives include over 250 unique interviews and recordings— and that...

Music as Therapy

Music as Therapy

As we believe here at the Real Life Real Music Foundation, music has serious power to heal. Music can help us overcome hardships, assist in healing us from trauma, and gives us an outlet to express ourselves freely. Music also has the power to affect our immediate...

Yes, Music Helps Reduce Stress!

Yes, Music Helps Reduce Stress!

It’s no secret that music can help to reduce feelings of stress and anxiety! Today, we’re exploring the science behind the effects music can have on your brain when you’re feeling stressed out, and overwhelmed. When listening to a song that produces happy feelings,...

Looking Back: Faith in The Water

Looking Back: Faith in The Water

Since our founding, we’ve had one main mission… to make music for good! We’re constantly on the lookout for artists who have the desire to make music that can make a difference in our world. As Houstonians, over the years, one project has remained especially near and...

Introducing Mama’s Well- A Podcast for Foster Parents

Introducing Mama’s Well- A Podcast for Foster Parents

It’s no secret that foster care is a huge part of our core mission here at the Real Life Real Music Foundation. Our compassion and burden for children in foster care infiltrates both our personal and work lives, translating into everything we do. Our co-founder...

Here’s Why Your Child Should Play an Instrument

Here’s Why Your Child Should Play an Instrument

For decades, kids around the world have been practicing music as a hobby from a young age. Turns out, it’s for good reason. Besides being something fun for them to do on a weekly basis, learning an instrument- particularly taking lessons, has been known to provide a...