Our Home on Hastings

Our Home on Hastings

24 years ago I drove into Calgary for the first time. I remember finding Memorial Drive within my first few minutes and being mesmerized by the Bow River that lined the downtown high-rises, street lamps and flowers. My first ‘office’ and home would not...
“Music is Good Medicine” – Rick Mercer

“Music is Good Medicine” – Rick Mercer

I don’t know what to say except how moved I am that the profession I love has been promoted on a show I love. The Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund has been working tirelessly alongside the Canadian Association for Music Therapy for over 20 years (endless hours...
Can Music Boost your Productivity at the Office?

Can Music Boost your Productivity at the Office?

If you feel you need a boost at work – music might be the solution. The music industry has proof that you should listen to music while you work. In a survey commissioned by the UK licensing organizations PPL and PRS for Music, 77 percent of surveyed businesses...
Harry’s Christmas

Harry’s Christmas

It was just before Christmas when Harry invited me to spend an evening with him and his family. When he suggested I come to facilitate a music-filled evening he included a very compelling reason – “It is the first time in 10 years that all my children will...