Music Therapy - Jennifer Buchanan - Music Therapist, Author, Keynote Speaker

Music on the Frontlines

As the world becomes more complex, society continues to seek new ways to feel more connected and feel well. In so many ways the frontline music therapist provides the opportunity to build that bridge. At the simplest level music brings...

Can Music Therapy Support Social Change?

Social change is a concept many of us do not truly understand. What we know for sure is that change is inevitable and change is always happening. What is Social Change? Sociologists define social change as changes in human interactions...

A Love Letter to the Organizations We Serve

Music is not a cure-all for love lost, or missed, but it can help a little....

Is Music Therapy Reliable?

Much of the safety when using music in therapy, therefore, rests on the practitioner. It is the responsibility of the therapist to ensure their patient feels safe to move forward through the therapeutic process. ...

Why Professionals are Necessary in Healthcare? Including Professional Music Therapists

The longer I work in healthcare, the more I understand why we need professionals to serve those in an active state of recovery and healing. And my hunch is if you have been a patient in any healthcare system, for...

The Rise of the Music Therapy Profession and the Pioneers who made it Happen

Why did Music Therapy not become a series of music-based techniques but instead become an autonomous profession?...

A Brief History of Music in Healthcare

The history of music in healthcare begins at the dawn of civilization at the time of ancient Greece alongside the theories of Plato that medical centres embedded art, music and many other forms of healing into its core. ...