by jb music therapy | Aug 22, 2012 | Autism, Blog, Youth
Early one Thursday morning I was referred to a patient on the Mental Health Inpatient Unit at a local hospital. As one would expect I went to the unit anticipating to work with someone coping with depression or psychosis. What I didn’t expect on the mental health...
by jb music therapy | Aug 1, 2012 | Blog, Children, Elders
“It’s difficult to put into words what’s happening, but I think that’s the way with music,” Klassen told the local reporter. “Every human has an innate musicality. Even someone who claims to not be a singer.” And we do hear...
by jb music therapy | Jul 30, 2012 | Blog
JB’s Musings: My number one favourite thing about music is that it CONNECTS PEOPLE – and isn’t that what we all want for ourselves and for those we care about – to feel connected. Not only connected to others but also to that feeling that we...
by jb music therapy | Jul 28, 2012 | Blog
JB’s Musing: I can’t seem to grab a magazine that doesn’t have something about music or music for therapy or music for healing somewhere in its pages. I have slowly collected these gems and often get nervous I am going to forget some of the treasures...
by jb music therapy | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog, Drumming, Elders, Memory
This month we have been highlighting the power of group music-making for all persons. To get a full listing of our articles under the topic click here. Here are just a few great articles (the proof) behind the benefits of group music. Drumming Up Good Feelings...