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Musical Ripple Effect
In this month’s theme “Music for All” we are reminded that with music, there is more than a single moment. What we as music therapists witness can sometimes be only a bite out of an entire apple. That bite can be a sudden spark of energy, a subtle foot tapping, a...
MT on the Frontlines : Music for All
As music therapists, we come across examples of how music helps our clients cope with the reality of their diagnosis on a daily basis. This fact is especially apparent when someone is experiencing a diagnosis like Alzheimer's in it’s early stages. In this case the...
Best Tips for Hiring a Great Music Therapist!
Music Therapist’s are talented musically and can help you achieve your goals with the use of music. A music therapist’s role is to ensure that music is used under the highest of ethical standards and with the largest body of knowledge. Music, a powerful resource, can...
Get Tuned In!
Tune In: 2nd Edition - Revised and Expanded A music therapy approach to life: use music intentionally to curb stress, boost mood and restore health. Publication date: 2015 (Revised & Expanded), Hugo House Publishers Purchase Here Tune In from trailblazing...
Rare Opportunity: Daily Music Therapy for a WEEK!
As 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. However, what if a client receives music therapy more than once a week, maybe...
Music Activities: Try This to Activate your Brain
It is always exciting to see how people are contributing to the development of children and the preservation of the rest of us as we age. As we explore Music, The Brain and Ecstasy this month I found a wonderful website for Music and Movement...all based on the...
Research and Videos – Music and the Brain
May's Theme: Music, The Brain and Ecstasy If you have not yet read our book review of The Brain that Changes Itself you can find it here. PBS News Hour. (2012) Spencer Michaels (Presenter). The Healing Power of Music. This is a link to a video that aired on the Public...
My Body’s Special Book – PLUS…
...complete 'We Are Making Music CD'. My Body's Special is the accumulation of positive messages for young children of all abilities - EVERYONE has a body that is Special regardless of ability. Written over 10 years the We Are Making Music CD is the perfect compliment...
Book Review – The Brain That Changes Itself
This past Thursday the JB Music Therapy Team were together at their regular team meeting to review The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge. The lively discussion was a great way for us to connect about our views around the increasing amount of information...
MT on the Frontlines – with Brain Injury
Music Therapy Opens Doors to Interaction and Growth John, a man in his early thirties, loves to interact with others, is adventurous, and has a great sense of humour. He also has an acquired brain injury and as a result has experienced significant loss of things he...