Welcome to "Music Speaks," the blog of JB Music Therapy. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to get new articles easily, join the conversation by commenting on posts, or forward this music message to others who may benefit. Studies suggest that music...
During her birth Laura lost 20 minutes of oxygen and had to be resuscitated immediately. She had no brainwave activity seen on the two EEG tests, and little hope, except in her parents’ heart. When Laura’s mother finally saw her baby, Laura’s little lungs breathed...
For me, personal wellness is defined as a healthy balance of the mind, body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well - being, and I've found that music, by its very nature, can tune in to every area of personal wellness. Here are 5 ways that music can...
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...
The Science Behind Music that Heals the Brain The human brain is an amazing piece of machinery that controls, processes and stores everything we think, say or do. It runs every function in our body whether we are conscious of it or not. When part of our brain is...
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...
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...
They say an end can be a start Feels like I've been buried yet I'm still alive It's like a bad day that never ends I feel the chaos around me A thing I don't try to deny I'd better learn to accept that There are things in my life that I can't control Phoenix is a...