Blog| Notes
“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...
Can Music Boost your Productivity at the Office?
If you feel you need a boost at work - music might be the solution. The music industry has proof that you should listen to music while you work. In a survey commissioned by the UK licensing organizations PPL and PRS for Music, 77 percent of surveyed businesses say...
Harry’s Christmas
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 be home for...
They Call It Stormy Monday….but Tuesday’s Just as Bad…. Postpartum Blues
What a day. What a week. Have you had a few of those? So what kind of music do you listen to when all seems to be a bit bluer than normal? Lots, Some, None. Finding the right music mixed with the right combination of silence, can be one way to validate and recover...
Gaile Hayes, MTA – a Tribute to an Important Music Therapy Supervisor
Gaile was my internship supervisor and the primary reason I migrated to Calgary from the West Coast after I completed my education at Capilano. I am not sure what lead me to the decision to intern in Calgary but the opportunity presented itself and it unfolded quite...
5 Great Reasons to Use Music with Greater Intention
At anytime you or your loved ones need a consult please contact us MUSIC RELAXES THE MIND. Music has a wonderful way of making the mind forget feelings of fatigue by helping us de-stress and relax. The right music can reduce stress by reducing cortisol...
Finding Happiness (or Sadness) in Music
Happiness is one of my favourite feelings. I don’t need ecstatic - but happy feels really nice. As the song goes, 'when your smiling, the whole world smiles with you' - and it really does seem like this is the case. When I work with seniors happiness seems to be the...
Music Therapy and your Baby
A few months back we began being inundated by the “baby crying to mom’s singing video” with comments from facebook friends and colleagues stating, “Did you see this video - it really shows the deep impact of music.” After watching the video entitled - Baby’s Emotional...
Music Therapy Helps People Overcome Brain Injury
Music Therapy and Brain Injury - VIDEO Alan, a six-time Ironman Triathlete in his 50s had a major stroke that rendered him unable to talk or walk. Still in recovery after 7 years, and still unable to walk unassisted, he is clear to convey that, “Music Therapy helped...
Hip-Hop and Your Child
Hip-hop is a significant and unique art-form. It has roots in slavery and oppression and has itself lived the American Dream. Some of its best practitioners are some of the world’s most unique, global and impressionable artists. It can be a sincere form of music. It...