Over the last four years we have learned a lot about providing online music therapy—for individual and group sessions. It wasn't easy at the beginning. How do you share a predominantly active, audibly focused therapy online and still see the necessary impact? The...
In the first few years of being a Music Therapist, I quickly grew inspired by the stories, perspectives and wisdom shared by my diverse clientele. Being in the profession allows me to see the power and effect music has on people. I feel honored to be a witness to the...
Every playlist you develop, every song you select, every melody you hum, can bring you into a creative process that can ease minds and help bring residents into a life that is fuller, and hopefully a little less lonely.
Over the course of my career as a certified music therapist, I have worked in hospitals, privatevhomes, long-term care facilities, group homes and schools. I and my colleagues bear witness to many of life’s most profound moments. Years ago I began writing about some...
Music creates a point of entry, a point of connection that can move us from our isolation to a greater relationship.
Every month, prior to COVID, Donna brought her husband Brian to the community center for “drumming and singing,” a music therapy program designed specifically for individuals with dementia, their loved ones, and care partners. Since the mid-1950s Certified Music...
How science can guide music therapists to support their client’s desired goals and growth related to memory.
Every month, Donna brought her husband to the senior's centre for a "drum circle," a music therapy program designed specifically for individuals with dementia, their loved ones and caregivers. Music Therapists, since the beginning of the music therapy profession,...