Coming in January:

Expression and Exploration: Adventures in Music
This exciting new 12 week program is designed for 7 to 9-year-olds looking to discover music through creative hands-on activities. No previous musical training is required, just a sense of curiosity. In this program, children will explore musical elements such as pitch, melody, form, dynamics, timbre, texture, and orchestration. Instrument-making workshops, solo and group playing, group improvisations, movement activities, and musical games are all on the agenda! While engaging in fun and stimulating activities, your child can enhance their creativity, increase their attention span, develop social skills, increase fine-motor coordination, develop confidence, enhance their cognitive development and stretch their imagination.

What makes this program unique?
• It is designed and run by university-trained music therapists who have an excellent background in music and psychology
• Music is made more accessible by being broken down into musical elements
• Creativity and exploration are the focus rather than musical skill
• Activities are designed to suit many styles of learning

Location: The Roberts Center of Integrative Medicine

Time: Tuesdays - 4pm to 5pm Starts January 12, 2010

Enrolment: $160 + GST Limited spaces available, Register today!

For more information or to register, please contact us: www.expressionsmusictherapy.com
aking@expressionsmusictherapy.com or (519) 591-5575

Music Therapy in Stroke Research

The use of music as a form of therapy is not new and dates back to Aristotle and Plato. Music therapy consists of various modalities including music improvisation, receptive music listening, song writing, lyric discussion, music and imagery, music performance, and learning through music.

Music as a form of therapy is utilized to help optimize an individual's emotional well-being, physical health, social functioning, communication abilities, and cognitive skills.

For persons who have had a stroke, the use of music therapy as an effective means of treatment for upper and lower extremity functioning, upper extremity pain perception and mood and behaviour has been studied.

Please check out the following link for more information:

http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/strokengine/module_music_indepth-en.html

The use of music as a form of therapy is not new and dates back to Aristotle and Plato. Music therapy consists of various modalities including music improvisation, receptive music listening, song writing, lyric discussion, music and imagery, music performance, and learning through music.

Music as a form of therapy is utilized to help optimize an individual's emotional well-being, physical health, social functioning, communication abilities, and cognitive skills.

For persons who have had a stroke, the use of music therapy as an effective means of treatment for upper and lower extremity functioning, upper extremity pain perception and mood and behaviour has been studied.

Please check out the following link for more information:

http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/strokengine/module_music_indepth-en.html

Coming in January:

Expression and Exploration: Adventures in Music

This exciting new program is designed for 6 to 8-year-olds looking to discover music through creative hands-on activities. No previous musical training is required, just a sense of curiosity. In this program, children will explore musical elements such as pitch, melody, form, dynamics, timbre, texture, and orchestration. Instrument-making workshops, solo and group playing, group improvisations, movement activities, and musical games are all on the agenda! While engaging in fun and stimulating activities, your child can enhance their creativity, increase their attention span, develop social skills, increase fine-motor coordination, develop confidence, enhance their cognitive development and stretch their imagination. For more information, or to register, please contact Expressions Music Therapy Services

What makes this program unique?
• It is designed and run by university-trained music therapists who have an excellent background in music and psychology
• Music is made more accessible by being broken down into musical elements
• Creativity and exploration are the focus rather than musical skill
• Activities are designed to suit many styles of learning

At Expressions Music Therapy Services, we believe that:

• Music is for everyone (not just musicians)
• Everyone has the ability to be creative
• Musical expression and exploration can enhance quality of life and support all areas of personal development (physical, emotional, social, cognitive, spiritual)


For more information or to register, please contact us: aking@expressionsmusictherapy.com

Service Survey

Have you observed any of our Music Therapy sessions? Are you familiar with our work or the benefits of Music Therapy? Please visit the following link and share your feedback.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iLTdni4eV19hZNMNLJdkcQ_3d_3d


Thank you for your time and support!

Music Therapy

Music Therapy is individualized interaction through live music to provide growth through creativity and expression. ~ Angela King-Randall 2009

Benefits of Group Music Therapy

Expressions Music Therapy Services provides music therapy in many group homes throughout the Tri-City area under organizations such as K-W Habilitation, Christian Horizons, and Pioneer Youth Services. They use EMTS because we:
• Provide individualized treatment in group and private settings.
• Influence and enhance well being, improving quality of life.
• Encourage participation, interaction, and self-expression.

Music Therapy in group settings:
• Promotes Bonding and Interaction
• Enhances Socialization and Shared Learning
• Builds Group Awareness and Cohesion
• Facilitates Attention and Listening

City TV News - Music Therapy (2006)

Music Therapy
VANCOUVER -- If you have a writer's block or are in need of an emotional or spiritual lift, music can sometimes be the answer. While there's no question, we can get enjoyment from music, it may also improve our health, but by how much remains to be seen.

Mark Romero is a musician. He says people derive more than just enjoyment from his music. The Californian claims scientists have analyzed his songs and told him the music promotes strength, coordination and balance and puts the brain into a mediatative state.

MARK ROMERA SAYS: "TYPICALLY IN THE COURSE OF OUR DAY, WE'RE ALL RUNNING WE'RE DRINKING COFFEE, DOING TEN THINGS AT ONCE, OUR BRAIN ACTIVITY IS HIGH ... INSTANTLY TRANSFORM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STATE OF SOMEBODY."

But neuroscientists here say that's debatable.

KALINA CHRISTOFF, ASST PROF OF PSYCHOLOGY, UBC, COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENTIST, SAYS: "IT'S DEFINITELY CAN PUT YOU IN RELAXATION MODE, ONE THING HAVE TO REMEMBER IS DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT EXPERIECNE, WHAT'S RELAXING SOME, COULD BE IRRITATING TO ANOTHER."

Dr. Christoff says music stimulates both the thinking areas of the brain as well as our emotional centres.

17-year old Mark is undergoing music therapy after a rare brain inflammation affected him a year ago.

Apart from learning to how to play the guitar, Mark is also learning how to regain vocal skills.

And making progress can be music to your ears...

Music therapy is also used in palliative care, mental health and to help control pain. For more information you can go to the website, www.musictherapy.ca. If you'd like to hear more about Mark Romera's music, you can find him at the Wellness Show, tomorrow thru Sunday downtown at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Friday February 3, 2006

Music is a Friend!

Music is a friend of labor for it lightens the task by refreshing the nerves and spirit of the worker. ~William Green

Expressions Beyond Words

Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words. ~Robert G. Ingersoll

Music

"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life." ~Ludwig van Beethoven

Music Can Set You Free!

Music and Song are innate in all of us! Let go of your inhibitions and constraints and be free to create something beautiful!

Music Therapy with EMTS

Music Therapy is an effective treatment method for children and adults of all ages regardless of musical background or type of disability or impairment. It is client centered and goal oriented. Everything has meaning and purpose!


Values:
Client Centered
• Value and foster individual’s worth, potential, and lifestyle
• Individualized programming and goal development
• Respect individuality, dignity and choice
Positive
• Emphasize strengths and abilities
• Provide positive and successful experiences
• Challenge growth through the success-oriented medium of music
• Influence and enhance physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being
Support
• Compassion and comfort through a safe environment
• Foster spirituality and creativity
• Maximize personal potential through music
• Nurture responsiveness through musical experimentation and stimulation
Accountability
• Provide education and learning to community, staff and families
• Work as part of a team with other professionals, families and community
• Provide quality services and professional documentation

Philosophy: We view each individual as a whole belonging to the community and therefore deserving of inclusion, respect, and opportunities for growth and expression. Each individual is a musical being with their own style, preferences, and ideas. Our aim is to cultivate potential, expand communication and expression, encourage growth and development and provide a safe environment in which each individual can explore the self and their creativity and potential.

What is Music Therapy?

The following are a series of clips answering the question:
"What is Music Therapy?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pAF3qxQUjU
The Power of Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf_DVyyfVK4
Scientific Application:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9WOUAUM1_A
Music & Therapist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJX-K38FcZo

Please check them out. Feel free to contact us with any questions or feedback!

The Musical Brain

Music is in and around us all. It is meaningful. It is powerful. It is motivating. It is touching. It is food for our hearts, our bodies, and our brains! Check out this W5 presentation "The Musical Brain".

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/w-five/w-five-presents-the-musical-brain