by jb music therapy | Jul 3, 2016 | Blog, Palliative Care
Being aware of your personal soundtrack can have some profound consequences. For Gwen, music enabled her to become all that she could be just a month before she would die. Gwen, a fifty-five-year old, sat in a warmly decorated room near the window. Sixteen months...
by jb music therapy | Jun 15, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
(the following is the speech Jennifer Buchanan opened the Afternoon of Song/Anniversary Celebration on Saturday June 11, 2016 – all photos by Christina Ryan) Good Afternoon! It truly is a great honour to have you all here today. I’m honestly a bit surprised...
by jb music therapy | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
CALGARY — A collection of stories and strategies for using music with intention to improve health and relationships, is a finalist in TWO categories (Health and Wellness and Self-Help) at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2016 happening in Chicago on May 11. Tune...
by jb music therapy | Mar 27, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
JB Music Therapy had its beginnings in Surrey, British Columbia where Jennifer Buchanan visited her grandfather at a long-term healthcare facility; most of the time he would be unresponsive during these visits. Prior to his stroke, Grandad was miserable and Jennifer...
by jb music therapy | Jan 15, 2016 | Activities for Home and Work, Blog, Mental Health, Music Therapy Resources
Technology has changed enough over the last decade to allow us to take our entire music library with us and to arrange it into playlists for particular purposes. Because music can now be “on demand,” – it makes the creation of purposeful playlists accessible...
