by jb music therapy | Jan 4, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
There are side effects and costs to using drugs, and depending on your specific bio-makeup the drugs’ effects can be positive or negative to your health and well-being. As discussed last month, music is no different – except for one very important distinction: Music...
by jb music therapy | Dec 9, 2017 | Blog, Personal Wellness
There is no doubt that music plays a role in our wellbeing. But researchers now suggest that music also plays a significant role in strengthening social bonds. In a 2013 review of the research on music, music psychologist Stefan Koelsch described several ways music...
by jb music therapy | Oct 13, 2017 | Activities for Home and Work, Blog, Personal Wellness, Workplace Wellness
The benefits of using music at work are numerous but they are different for everyone. For the employer, music can help boost efficiency, expedite projects, and promote greater enthusiasm among employees. For the staff member, it can spark creativity or help push...
by jb music therapy | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Elders, Memory, Neuro Rehab - Brain Injury, Stroke
People have long known that music can trigger powerful recollections, but now brain-scan studies show us what is really happening, and why when we use the right music we can actually help keep our memories in good working order. Petr Janata, a cognitive neuroscientist...
by jb music therapy | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog, Disabilities
“It is obvious that not all hearing impaired people will be musical in its fullest sense. But, then neither are all hearing folk. What is needed is the opportunity to experiment in order to discover what musical abilities lie dormant in us” – William G Fawkes,...
