March is National Music Therapy Awareness Month. Throughout the month we aim to promote the profession of certified Music Therapists. You see, music therapists are on a quest to ensure the general public knows when to access our services. Here are a...
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During her birth Laura lost 20 minutes of oxygen and had to be resuscitated immediately. She had no brainwave activity seen on the two EEG tests and little hope except in her parents’ heart. When Laura’s mother finally saw her...
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[caption id="attachment_6790" align="alignright" width="206" caption="Jennifer, early in her career"][/caption] In every keynote speech I start with this company’s beginnings - that JB Music Therapy actually started across the mountains in Surrey, British Columbia where I visited my grandfather at a long-term...
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We know that music is such a powerful tool to open doors of communication, access emotions and to motivate change. Great improvements are often seen in clients who receive music therapy once a week - so what if a client...
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[caption id="attachment_5276" align="alignright" width="244" caption="TUNE IN: Strategies for Using Music with Intention to Improve your Home and Work - available on Amazon"][/caption] American Idol featured the impressive work of music therapy in a children's hospital setting. What PR that is for...
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Listening to music can reduce chronic pain by up to 21% and depression by up to 25%, according to a paper in the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.*These stats continue to impress me even after all these years of being...
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Welcome to "Music Speaks," the blog of JB Music Therapy. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to get new articles easily, join the conversation by commenting on posts, or forward this music message to others who may...
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Thanks to brain imaging devices, researchers have been able to determine that music activates multiple brain regions, which is why it has such a global impact on our memory, immune response, stress response, and our emotions. W5 developed an incredible series...
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Scott is a 5-year-old who has a natural affinity to music. Every time he hears it in the mall, or during a walk, or when it is turned on in his own house, he will stop whatever he is doing...
Read More[caption id="" align="alignright" width="235" caption="It's National Music Therapy Month"][/caption] March being National Music Therapy Month gives just one more opportunity to share this (still) rare, yet growing profession, with other health activists. Science has caught up with what music therapist's have been...
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