The history of music in healthcare begins in ancient Greece alongside the theories of Plato that medical centres should embed art, music and many other forms of healing into its core.
A Brief History of Music in Healthcare
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Music Therapy Resources Articles
Size Matters – 4 Questions to Help Set the Best Group Therapy Size
Group therapy works, but size matters. Here are four ways to determine the optimal size for your therapy groups
Stop the Car! I can’t handle your music for one more minute.
We have a rule in our family – the driver is in charge of choosing the music for the duration of the driving time. Prior to the trip, I didn’t give this much thought as I am typically in control of the car. The music for this long drive, however, was under the control...
Purposeful Playlists for Life
Technology has changed enough over the last decade to allow us to take our entire music library with us and to arrange it into playlists for particular purposes. Because music can now be “on demand,” - it makes the creation of purposeful playlists accessible and...
3 Considerations before Hiring a Music Therapist?
Music Therapists work with some of society’s most vulnerable including youth at risk, individuals with brain injury, those with mental health issues, learning challenges, and those in palliative care, long-term care and dementia care.
5 Strategies to Help Teach Music to a Special Needs Student
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 lesson into small segments (ie. taking the instrument out of the case,...
We are Finalists!
September 15, 2015 Dear Family, Friends, Colleagues, Partners and Clients, JB MUSIC THERAPY is honoured to have just been selected as one of the Finalists for the Community Impact Award after making it through two rounds of judging - starting with 400 nominations. The...
Making Music with Special Needs Children (5 strategies for teachers)
FIVE STRATEGIES FOR YOU, THE TEACHER! 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 lesson into small segments...