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Improve the Tone of your Home- Relieve the Stress
When my children were five and six, I thought I was going to lose my mind. Initially, I was so excited. That was the year both kids would be in school, and I would be able to spend my days happily at work and then come home, make a happy dinner, hug my children, and...
We are Finalists!
September 15, 2015 Dear Family, Friends, Colleagues, Partners and Clients, JB MUSIC THERAPY is honoured to have just been selected as one of the Finalists for the Community Impact Award after making it through two rounds of judging - starting with 400 nominations. The...
How to Create the Right ‘Music Kit’ for Work and Home
To bring music upfront and into the foreground (the answer for using music intentionally for health), it is important to ensure that your music preferences are accessible and in a form that you can easily retrieve when you need it. Like me, you may remember when you...
4 WAYS TO MAXIMIZE MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM
School's In. Here is what we know music can do for students - and all of us really: Relax the mind and lower stress levels Stimulate creativity by increasing blood and oxygen flow to the brain Create a clear passage to long-term memory Change an individual’s...
Why do our music preferences matter?
Our connection to music is intensely personal. Over the past several years the role of music preferences has strongly been linked to three important psychological functions. When we respond positively to the music we are listening to we are more likely to improve our...
I didn’t know but Fran Herman (music therapy pioneer) has helped me figure it out.
My face said it all.....I was shocked. 2 hours before this picture was taken I took a quiet stroll on the early morning Calgary downtown streets to a small cafe (Caffe Artigiano - highly recommended) several blocks from the conference site. I left my computer behind...
Exercise: Just Breathe
Because music is that intricate blend of sound and silence, what many don’t realize is how comforting the very sound of our breathing can be. If you are feeling overwhelmed, or perhaps feeling extra sensitive to sensory stimulation—if just leaving the house in the...
Our Home on Hastings
24 years ago I drove into Calgary for the first time. I remember finding Memorial Drive within my first few minutes and being mesmerized by the Bow River that lined the downtown high-rises, street lamps and flowers. My first 'office' and home would not carry the same...
Can Music Therapy Help a Collapsed Brain?
Life as a Music Therapist and a Business Owner has finally taken its toll. This year I am happy to admit that I am tired - and it feels good to just say it out loud. It's the first step to recovery they say. I wonder if this is the way all evangelists feel after 25...
“Music is Good Medicine” – Rick Mercer
I don't know what to say except how moved I am that the profession I love has been promoted on a show I love. The Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund has been working tirelessly alongside the Canadian Association for Music Therapy for over 20 years (endless hours of...