by jb music therapy | Feb 21, 2012 | Blog, Elders
Nestled in a beautiful small town, a group of seniors dealing with Alzheimer’s or dementia meet once a week for music therapy. I have the incredible honour of sharing music with them and learning more about their incredible lives. Singing familiar and...
by jb music therapy | Feb 12, 2012 | Blog, Elders, Memory
Research Nicholas R. Simmons-Stern, Andrew E. Budson, Brandon A. Ally. Music as a memory enhancer in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Neuropsychologia, 2010; 48 (10): 3164 Musical mnemonics have a long and diverse history of popular use. In addition, music...
by jb music therapy | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog, Disabilities, Drumming
Walking into a large community centre one Friday night, I was gripped with excitement. This was my first time participating in a community drum circle with close to 100 participants. When the drumming began I was astounded by the feeling of being tied together with so...
by jb music therapy | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog, Elders, Memory
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...
by jb music therapy | Jan 16, 2012 | Blog
Are we still having this conversation? Are we still having to fight to have the arts in school because the arts are thought of as fringe and not fundamental? I would have thought this discussion would have been over by 2012, so many years past enlightenment –...
