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Music Therapy Helps Seniors Feel More Connected…to self and others
Music as an art form, is such a powerful tool to use in therapy. The experiences we have when listening to, and engaging in music, parallel the vast amount of emotions we feel inside, which can help us connect to ourselves. Music has no boundaries and has the...
Music Helps Us Remember When it Matters Most
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.
Teachers: 5 Steps to Maximize the Music in Your Classroom
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....
Why Teacher’s Should Use More Music in the Classroom
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...
An Open Letter to Our Clients – “thanks for having us at your place”.
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...
What would happen to a child if they had Music Therapy every day for a week?
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,...
Why Music Should Be In Every School
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...
The Best Music Apps You’re Not Using Enough
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...
7 Steps to Being a Happy, Healthy Leader
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...
The Mindful Music Therapist
Welcome to "Music Speaks," the blog of JB Music Therapy. If you're new here, you may want to join the conversation by commenting on posts (we love this), or forward this message to others who may benefit. When Music Therapists rush, we can feel unprepared...for the...