Music Therapy and Memory

4 Reasons Lost Memories Can Live Again With Music Therapy

How science can guide music therapists to support their client’s desired goals and growth related to memory....

5 Great Reasons to Use Music with Greater Intention

At anytime you or your loved ones need a consult please contact us MUSIC RELAXES THE MIND. Music has a wonderful way of making the mind forget feelings of fatigue by helping us de-stress and relax. The...

5 Ways Music Improves Our Wellness

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...

Music Helps Us Pause – and Remember Veterans

Neil, a WWII Veteran – A man who demonstrated love of country, music, a good joke, and his dear wife Vera. I have had the honour of working with many war veterans over the last two decades. This time of year...

The Proof is in the Power of Group Music

This month we have been highlighting the power of group music making for all persons. To get a full listing of our articles under the topic click here. Here are just a few great articles (the proof) behind the benefits...

Research : Music and Alzheimer’s Disease

Research Nicholas R. Simmons-Stern, Andrew E. Budson, Brandon A. Ally. Music as a memory enhancer in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Neuropsychologia, 2010; 48 (10): 3164 Musical mnemonics have a long and diverse history of popular use. In addition, music processing...

Harry’s Letter – Alzheimer’s is Taking Me Away from my Family

It was just before Christmas when Harry invited me to spend an evening with him and his family. When he suggested I come to facilitate a music-filled evening he included a very compelling reason – “It is the first time...

MM#50 – 5 Recommendations for Using Music with Greater Intention to Change Your Life

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...

MM#40 – Music as a Carrier For Memory

Memory systems are activated through improved listening, attention, concentration, and recall. Music works to aid our memory because the beat, the melody, and the harmonies serve as “carriers” for the language content (Snyder 2000). This is why it is often...

Early Music, Early Memories, Long-Lasting Comfort

There are places I’ll remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are...