Although change is inevitable the strategy to best steer positive change is certainly possible within the music therapy community.
Can Music Therapy Support Social Change?
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Blog Articles
Using Music to Care For Ourselves and Our Communities
I am still processing my second visit to Igloolik, Nunavut. What I know for sure is that I am not taking the place nor the experiences I had for granted. To be invited into such a small community, in such a remote area, with so many significant stories of loss,...
A Love Letter to the Organizations We Serve
Music is not a cure-all for love lost, or missed, but it can help a little.
How Reliable is Music Therapy?
All services, including therapy, are judged on the skills, quality and outcomes of the service/provider.
Why Professionals are Necessary in Healthcare? Including Professional Music Therapists
The longer I work in healthcare, the more I understand why we need professionals to serve those in an active state of recovery and healing. And my hunch is if you have been a patient in any healthcare system, for any period of time, you will understand this too. As...
The Rise of the Music Therapy Profession and the Pioneers Who Made It Happen
So why did Music Therapy not become a series of music-based techniques but instead become an autonomous profession?
A Brief History of Music in Healthcare
The history of music in healthcare begins in ancient Greece alongside the theories of Plato that medical centres should embed art, music and many other forms of healing into its core.
2 Ways Music Therapists Improve Mental Health
We know from many previous blogs that music has the capacity to trigger emotions and anchor feelings. The music therapist uses all this information when planning treatment for how best to use music in each session, in order to reach the patient’s desired goals.