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...
Registration for all 2012 JBMT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS (inclusive choir, drum circles, online special for music therapy and adapted music lessons) In another time and place (Saskatchewan, Canada) an opportunity for persons with disabilities to reach their performance...
I don't typically write the feedback I get from blogs posted but with your permission here are just some of the messages I received after writing "A Love Song for My Children" from some incredible mothers and grandmothers. Thank you ladies. I know the pulls and tugs...
During a particularly difficult time in my life I felt overwhelmed and out of touch with what was important. I know there are many of you in this position – managing work, obligations at home, managing family schedules, doctors visits, grocery shopping, not to...
There are many different ways a person with autism can be affected by music. For example, certain music can foster a desire to communicate with others. This is often in due part because music can help break the patterns of social isolation. Music can also be used to...
FIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE MUSIC TEACHER OF SOMEONE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS When introducing a new piece of music, play it through in its entirety - up to tempo and with all the dynamics and flourishes you hope to hear at the end of the teaching experience. Break down the...
(reprint from Voices - www.voices.no) For over 50 years, Fran Herman has used her special talents as a music therapist, advocate, artist and leader to change the lives of many people. From early on Fran has worked tirelessly to promote music therapy, making it...
It’s Thursday morning and eight visually impaired babies and toddlers accompany their parents to the music therapy program at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). They file in one by one, many of the parent’s looking disheveled and tired. The parents...