So why did Music Therapy not become a series of music-based techniques but instead become an autonomous profession? I have asked myself this question many times throughout my career. Especially as many other individuals and groups in healthcare settings have begun...
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Group therapy is when a small number of people meet under the guidance of a professionally trained therapist to help themselves and one another. In some facilities group size is determined by economics — assigning numbers of participants to groups in...
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There is no doubt that music plays a role in our wellbeing. But researchers now suggest that music also plays a significant role in strengthening social bonds. In a 2013 review of the research on music, music psychologist Stefan Koelsch described several...
Read MoreThe Gift of Music Therapy offers a means to sponsor music therapy in Calgary. The Gift of Music Therapy is a way for you to help individuals or organizations receive music therapy sessions. In 2021 JB Music Therapy is celebrating its 30th...
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The benefits of using music at work are numerous but they are different for everyone. For the employer, music can help boost efficiency, expedite projects, and promote greater enthusiasm among employees. For the staff member, it can spark creativity or help...
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“It is obvious that not all hearing impaired people will be musical in its fullest sense. But, then neither are all hearing folk. What is needed is the opportunity to experiment in order to discover what musical abilities lie dormant...
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JB Music Therapy has partnered with the Neuro Rehabilitation Unit at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to pilot a Music Therapy program for patients recovering from brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury. The new partnership includes a music therapy...
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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 available...
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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, facilitate circle drumming and...
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Being aware of your personal soundtrack can have some profound consequences. For Gwen, music enabled her to become all that she could be just a month before she would die. Gwen, a fifty-five-year old, sat in a warmly decorated room...
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