Music Therapy Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Make Music Matter auction was a big success!

Make Music Matter is an NGO that uses music as a form of therapy in war-torn nations and in some

The healing power of music is nearly miraculous, helping evoke emotion and reaction in people struggling with Alzheimer’s, dementia and

March is Music Therapy Awareness Month and the Canadian Association of Music Therapists has a dance party ready to go.

How much oxygen do we have left? Oh. Think about that when you browse through music news for March 3,

January 18th is considered by some to be a “blue day,” or the saddest day of the year. Our holiday

Looking for a little musical joy in your life? Meet ASD, a very cool Canadian band of really talented musicians

As spring begins to move in and push winter out of its way, it’s also time to lace up your

March is Music Therapy Awareness Month – today, March 1, is World Music Therapy Day – and there are many

Listening to a song you love makes you feel good, right? In a very basic way, that’s what music therapy

We all know about the health benefits of music. But if you want to take things to the max, you

For reasons unknown to evolutionary biologists, our brains seem to be hardwired for music. Did these parts of our brains

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver