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,...
by jb music therapy | Jun 4, 2017 | Activities for Home and Work, Blog
One weekend when I was 8 years old I woke up to a piano being carried into my living room by two burly men. Within weeks of the piano being delivered a man by the name of Mr. Nicholwitz arrived. He was introduced to me as my piano teacher. Mr. Nicholwitz would arrive...
