MUSIC HEALS

Welcome to this safe zone on the interwebs. I'm David Levine, a classical pianist based in Lansing, Michigan. My day job is actually as a corporate accountant (🤪 strange, right?). I began sharing music with an audience of over 20,000 on Youtube. I even published my debut album titled refuge in June of 2025. To be honest, besides the people I love, and being kind to others, music is the only thing I care about. This music heals newsletter is a magical space for self-reflection and healing....

Did a friend forward this to you? 30-min of magical music sent right away when you join the mailing list. Ready for the Winter Blues? Pursuing a feeling of love & connection by building a toolbox filled with inspired books, music, movies, and games BEST VIEWED ON THE WEB December 10, 2025 How's it goin' Reader 👋 I watched a movie yesterday that perfectly captured the loud, loving chaos of big family gatherings. It felt like a portal into long-lost traditions and rituals that once brought...

Art helps us pursue connection BEST VIEWED ON THE WEB December 4, 2025 A few weeks ago I wrote about someone named Herb, a 97-year-old man who introduced himself to me as I played this somber Chopin Prelude. He made a particular impact because, despite his physical limitations, he seemed genuinely satisfied and excited through listening to music and reading. Herb shared cherished memories and his treasured CD collection, and it dawned on me in that moment: art speaks to something deep within,...

The hollowness of an empty chair BEST VIEWED ON THE WEB November 26, 2025 For many of us, the ache of nostalgia coincides with celebratory gatherings. It’s an awareness of who isn't in the room. A craving for the physical and emotional togetherness with those special loved-ones. Your nostalgia may not be for a person or ancestor, but instead a place that brought the warm-fuzzy feeling of home, an activity with which we can no longer engage, or a general loss of hope in something greater....

Music expands spirit beyond the body's limits BEST VIEWED ON THE WEB November 12, 2025 There’s a 97-year-old man named Herb out there somewhere, right now, with an enthusiasm for music I rarely see in others. It isn’t an occasional, ambient pastime, music is part of his daily routine. Enthusiastically, he approaches me as I play the somber Chopin Prelude above, inviting me to witness his prized collection of music. I slowly walk with him to his room and see 10 CDs scattered on his bed, right...

I'm deeply grateful to be on this journey with you, and I appreciate you for being here with me. I especially want to thank the readers & listeners who have responded with inspired emails, reviews, and generous donations. 🎹 From now on, you can find all music heals weekly emails by searching your email for the piano emoji 🎹. Go ahead, try it! Not working? Simply visit newsletter archive. familiar music is a time machine November 5, 2025 BEST VIEWED on the WEB 🎧 Click here to savor healing...

Music Heals Impact Report October 29, 2025 BEST VIEWED on the WEB In October 2024, a question bubbled to the surface of my mind: would it be possible for me to contribute an ounce of healing and peace to others through music, meanwhile maintaining my own health and wellbeing? As I tried to answer that question, this past year proved to be a constantly shifting journey requiring experimentation, constant micro-adjustments, and a willingness to put myself & my work in front of the public. I...

Music is a space for your mind to wander BEST VIEWED ON THE WEB October 22, 2025 Reflection and silence is unappealing for those of us accustomed to checking to-do’s off the list and accomplishing as much as we can in the most efficient way possible. Actively planning and guiding the mind can lead to a type of burnout, a mental fatigue that leaves us feeling more drained than restored. When meditation and reflection become a chore, just like anything else, we resist. What if the solution...

Let inspiration find you through calmness of mind instead. Best read on the Web October 15, 2025 Inspiration is an energy that guides us toward fresh ways of perceiving the world. It encourages us to observe. It beckons us to move forward and to create. Inspiration is elusive, yet, attuning to its frequency is possible through calmness of mind. I don’t presume to have some special gift, to spin the tuning wheel of the radio in your mind, to find that frequency every time. All I can do is...

Music flows into us, to turn what feels unmoving BEST VIEWED ON THE WEB October 8, 2025 I’ve been thinking about the quiet, heavy moments. The ones filled with anxiety and discomfort, where you just want to get to the other side right away, but you’re stuck in the slow-moving present. We feel this pressure to move forward, but we don't know how with dignity and self-respect. I wish I had a magical answer, but the truth is, I don’t. But what I do know is that music can be a current that moves...

We are rapidly approaching the end of the year. As the temperature drops, and the critters prepare to hibernate, I bask in the subtle sounds outside. When noise is muffled by leaves and snow, we can again hone in on the special that emerges. The sounds that, before, got lost in the noise of activity. The crunching of leaves & the swaying of branches. Our planet hums, inviting rest. READ ON THE WEB October 1, 2025 to be a child again The mother’s hum soothes. Singing comforts her crying child....