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...
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...
Our company organized an “open mic” for persons with disabilities who chose to display their musical growth and talent in front of an audience filled with loving friends and family. Some of the performers have autism and/or autistic tendencies. One young woman who...
(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...
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 with...
by Kelsi McInnes, BMT, MTA, Director of Special Projects at JBMT Have you ever felt that rush of exhilaration when you’ve set out to do something challenging and accomplished your goal? Perhaps it was finishing a hike that you weren’t sure you could or presenting at...
I have had a wonderful summer and am consciously striving to not take these days for granted. Having the opportunity to spend time with my family and friends and going on an incredible Alaskan running cruise ...well it can’t get any better than that. Usually at...
This month JB Music Therapy is highlighting the 10th year of a well-loved music therapist in our company - Shannon Robinson, BMT, MTA.I couldn’t imagine a better way to acknowledge Shannon than to share her beautiful work at the Emily Follensbee School - work that...