Now and then I hear someone (myself included) proclaim "my brain is on overload." This is not surprising given the myriad complex tasks the brain performs, among them enabling you to learn, plan, remember, communicate, see, hear, and smell.
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Jul 24 2017
We're Hiring!
We have an open position for a music therapist. The job description is below!
Jul 21 2017
Music Therapy Associates on the Radio
We had the honor of being asked to appear on a radio broadcast for Home Care Assistance on July 2nd!
You'll hear the voices of our director (Kathy Purcell MT-BC), and therapists (Christopher Morrison, MT-BC, Mary-Cate Carr, MT-BC, and…
Jul 17 2017
Treatment options at SLU Cancer Center include music therapy
ST. LOUIS – Crystal Weaver and Andrew Dwiggins are therapists without lab coats. Weaver was hired to kick of the music therapy program at the St. Louis University Cancer Center in June 2011. As a result, patients visiting find…
Jul 11 2017
The Link between Autism and Cancer
They may seem completely different, but research studies conducted over the last few decades have found some very real connections between cancer and autism. The underlying connections are genetic. There seem to be gene mutations that put people at…
Jul 3 2017
PA LINK Conference at DeSales University
We were honored to be asked to present at the PA LINK conference on educating professionals on how to empower individuals who are aging with intellectual disabilities!
Here's our very own Chris Morrison, MT-BC and Mary Cate Carr, MT-BC…
Jun 23 2017
7 Ways Music Benefits your Heart, Brain & Health
Who doesn’t love music? Certainly there are some of us, but for the most part music is a big part of our lives. Whether it’s the music that we listen to on the way to work, while we workout, or…
May 23 2017
How Singing Can Help Parkinson's Patients
Members of the P.E.I. Chapter of Parkinson Canada are participating in two hour-long sessions called Singing with Parkinson's. It's being offered through the Confederation Centre of the Arts by Toronto actress Paula Wolfson.
Wolfson participated in research through…
May 16 2017
Research shows taking music lessons can speed up brain development in children
Music training has been found to be related to better language and mathematical skills, higher IQ, and overall greater academic achievement. Also, differences between musicians and non-musicians have been found in areas of the brain related to hearing and…
Apr 17 2017
Mothers and Infants Bond Through Songs
As one of the first records of human music, infant-directed singing permeates cultural boundaries and parenting traditions. Unlike other forms of caregiving, the act of mothers singing to infants is a universal behavior that seemingly withstands the test of time.
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Apr 5 2017
New Video!
Check out our new informational video!
