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Program Update: Special Projects for you to Express to
Have you ever listened to music and began to doodle on a nearby piece of paper? Or started tapping your foot along to the beat of the music? Have you cranked up the music in your car to sing along with your favorite tune on the radio? These are all moments of self...
Music Therapy and Brain Injury
Last month was dedicated to Music Therapy with Persons with Alzheimer's. MARCH 2012 (National Music Therapy Month in Canada) will focus on Music Therapy with Brain Injury. Working with anyone who has suffered a neurological impairment is sensitive work. As music...
MT on the Front Lines – for Alzheimer’s
Nestled in a beautiful small town, a group of seniors dealing with Alzheimer's or dementia meet once a week for music therapy. I have the incredible honour of sharing music with them and learning more about their incredible lives. Singing familiar and favourite...
Research : Music and Alzheimer’s Disease
Research Nicholas R. Simmons-Stern, Andrew E. Budson, Brandon A. Ally. Music as a memory enhancer in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychologia, 2010; 48 (10): 3164 Musical mnemonics have a long and diverse history of popular use. In addition, music...
Program Update: Drumming for Change
Walking into a large community centre one Friday night, I was gripped with excitement. This was my first time participating in a community drum circle with close to 100 participants. When the drumming began I was astounded by the feeling of being tied together with so...
Harry’s Letter – Alzheimer’s is Taking Me Away from my Family
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...
3 Solid Reasons 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? I would have thought this discussion would have been over by 2012, so many years past enlightenment - but I...
MM#50 – 5 Recommendations for Using Music with Greater Intention to Change Your Life
Our final musical motivator...# 50 Music is individual - Every person responds to music differently, and any one person may respond to music differently at various times throughout his or her life. Aside from some recent research on rhythm and movement, there are no...
MM#49 – Music is Medicine (without the warning labels)
Although Potent like a Drug - it comes with no warning labels.... We take music in by choice and at our own risk. Music can open doors WIDE and SHUT them just as fast. Our team is ON ALERT every session we facilitate. This is because many of our clients may have an...
MM#48 – The Juice to Boost Your Productivity
I am completely exhausted with at least 6 loads of laundry to do and after a full day of work today I will be taxiing my two children to separate events for the evening. As you can imagine and perhaps even relate to, anything to give a boost to my productivity (and...