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JB Music Therapy is a Canadian company based in Calgary, Alberta. JBMT is a team of Certified Music Therapists (MTAs) who design treatment plans for people of all ages to foster change: boost mood, decrease stress, improve speech after injury, increase focus, develop learning, lessen...

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Music Therapy for All

As music therapists, we come across examples of how music helps our clients cope with the reality of their diagnosis on a daily basis. This fact is especially apparent when someone is experiencing a diagnosis like Alzheimer's in it’s early...

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Long-term care workers find stress relief in Music; Landmark Study could save industry 1.46 Billion American Music Conference 2007 The Recreational Music Making (RMM) program drastically reduced employee burnout and turnover.  The study revealed that the program decreased total mood disturbance by...

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With the first snowfall and the approaching winter months, many of us begin a period of hibernation.  We find ways to keep warm, to embrace less daylight, and pass the time; cozying up by the fireplace, reading a good book...

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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 Therapists (MTAs), have...

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It’s (almost) time to find a way forward.  Anxiety, stress, general states of complete overwhelm have taken a toll on many of us, those we work with and for, and on those we love.  Research shows that the right resources,...

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Music therapy can support families in strengthening bonds, improving communication, and navigating difficult life transitions. Music provides a supportive medium for processing and expressing emotions and can promote feelings of connection and well-being. Interactive music experiences between family members can...

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