This video of Neil is of a particularly special Music Therapy moment - showing a courageous, strong man who fought at the front lines during WWII. A man who demonstrates love of country, music and his dear Vera.
We know that music can: Relax the mind and lower stress levels. Stimulate creativity by increasing blood and oxygen flow to the brain – going from sleepy brain to teachable brain. Create a clear passage to long-term memory. Change an individuals’s emotional state....
The longer I am a music therapist the more I see the role of the music therapist expanding into community. One area where our expertise is being used is in the area of Consulting Music Therapist. The role of the Consulting Music Therapist is to support other Allied...
In every keynote speech I start with this company’s beginnings - that JB Music Therapy actually started across the mountains in Surrey, British Columbia where I visited my grandfather at a long-term care facility - where most of the time he would be unresponsive...
We know that music is such a powerful tool to open doors of communication, access emotions and to motivate change. Great improvements are often seen in clients who receive music therapy once a week - so what if a client receives music therapy more than once a week,...
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? Is music still just seen as "just music" even though it seems there is no other activity in the world that...
Songza is hands down my favourite app. You can choose from a rather long list of activities, and have curated playlists served up to you based on what you’re doing. Songza has gone even further with the introduction of the 'concierge' feature. Concierge takes what it...
Click Here for Slides and Notes Music Therapy offers the community an extension to their health care and a boost to their learning. The world needs music therapy leaders more than ever. Welcome to "Music Speaks," the blog of JB Music Therapy. If you're new here, you...