by jb music therapy | Nov 6, 2012 | Blog, Elders, Memory
Neil, a WWII Veteran – A man who demonstrated love of country, music, a good joke, and his dear wife Vera. I have had the honour of working with many war veterans over the last two decades. This time of year gives all of us an opportunity to pause and remember...
by jb music therapy | Oct 30, 2012 | Blog
The value people place on music varies from person to person. Some people have a casual relationship with music. They listen to various kinds of music they enjoy but don’t try to interpret it much more than that. Some people integrate music into every aspect of their...
by jb music therapy | Oct 23, 2012 | Blog
The Long and Winding Road—When a Music Trigger Fires While you can sometimes consciously choose your music triggers, most of the time the correlation between the music and the connected event are purely coincidental. This is especially true for negative triggers. As...
by jb music therapy | Oct 8, 2012 | Blog
Listening to music together can be a wonderful way to connect two or more people together. When choosing the music ensure it is music that all parties appreciate or at least can discuss openly. When on a speaking tour in the Netherlands I had the pleasure of visiting ...
by jb music therapy | Oct 1, 2012 | Blog
When Music Therapists rush we can feel unprepared…for the unexpected. I remember the day I dropped my children off at daycare, raced to my first session, and realized when I got there all I had was a single drum and a shaker in my trunk. NO GUITAR…and NO...