Registration for all 2012 JBMT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS (inclusive choir, drum circles, online special for music therapy and adapted music lessons) In another time and place (Saskatchewan, Canada) an opportunity for persons with disabilities to reach their performance dreams has been...
Read MoreDuring a particularly difficult time in my life I felt overwhelmed and out of touch with what was important. I know there are many of you in this position – managing work, obligations at home, managing family schedules, doctors visits,...
Read MoreThree Doctors give Three Statements that Suggest Music Can Soothe you like the Spa. 1. In 1959 a doctor named Teirich undertook one of the earliest studies into the therapeutic effects of music and vibration. He built a couch which contained...
Read MoreOur company organized an “open mic” for persons with disabilities who chose to display their musical growth and talent in front of an audience filled with loving friends and family. Some of the performers have autism and/or autistic tendencies. One...
Read MoreDuring sessions at the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured music therapists use the music from the client’s senior high school years as a means to stimulate long-term memory. Connie, a 40 year-old female who sustained a head injury...
Read MoreMemory 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 easier...
Read MoreThere are many different ways a person with autism can be affected by music. For example, certain music can foster a desire to communicate with others. This is often in due part because music can help break the patterns of...
Read MoreA quick visit to Wikipedia describes “communication as the process of transferring information from a sender to a receiver with the use of a medium in which the communicated information is understood by both sender and receiver.” Communication therefore requires that...
Read MoreHumans make decisions based on emotion and then construct the logic behind these decisions. Therefore, if you want to change someone’s mind you first need to change their mood. The quickest way I know to change a person’s mood is...
Read MoreImagine a particularly stressful day. A day when you feel overwhelmed and perhaps frustrated with home, work and life. You open your front door at the end of a long day and are grateful that no one else is home. ...
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