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Music on the Frontlines
The #MusicOnTheFrontlines series will continue to feature many stories from our 30 years on the frontlines of music therapy. Together we will explore the different destinations (positive outcomes), journeys (processes), and the company (our clients) we have kept along the way.
The Spirit of Improvisation
This year members of our national association - the Canadian Association of Music Therapists - connected for our first ever online conference amidst the pandemic. The theme was: ‘Creating Space, Nurturing Potential.” The Opening Keynote Speaker - Bernadette Kutarna -...
Are We Allowed to Sing? – a Music Therapist’s Perspective During Coronavirus
We have also been recently informed that singing is classified as a high-risk activity. What does this mean for the music therapists and the clients we serve? Are we allowed to sing?
Self-Care During a Pandemic
During the pandemic, which parts of your self-care remain the same? Which parts have changed? How? Going through a pandemic can cause stress and anxiety, since it is disrupting normal life for many people all at once. While it is important to stay informed by watching...
The 3 Things Music Therapy Clients Need?
This week we look at client needs and satisfaction. If we are to have a #caseformusictherapy it is essential we look at ensuring the music therapist's lens remains on the patient. Problems Solved What clients need more than anything is their problems solved. Some...
The Future of Music Therapy
When I planned out the #caseformusictherapy blog series who knew that when I got to the month I was to discuss the ‘future of music therapy’ it would land right in the middle of the future already happening - around the entire globe. What I was planning to address...
5 Ways Music Helps During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Here are 5 ways music can help during a COVID (or any) crisis.
Can Music Therapy Support Social Change?
Although change is inevitable the strategy to best steer positive change is certainly possible within the music therapy community.
Using Music to Care For Ourselves and Our Communities
I am still processing my second visit to Igloolik, Nunavut. What I know for sure is that I am not taking the place nor the experiences I had for granted. To be invited into such a small community, in such a remote area, with so many significant stories of loss,...
A Love Letter to the Organizations We Serve
Music is not a cure-all for love lost, or missed, but it can help a little.