JB Music Therapy

11/13/2025

We're thrilled to share the news that our friend and colleague Dr. David Greenberg has been named the inaugural Evans Lam Professor of Music and Medicine at the University of Rochester’s Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) Center, beginning March 2026.

David is a rare bridge between music, neuroscience, psychology, and AI — with research published in Nature, PNAS, and American Psychologist, and a career that spans academia, clinical trials, and industry (including work at Spotify that reached over 130 million people).

At JB Music Therapy, we are incredibly fortunate to have David guiding our scientific vision for our Wellplayed App — shaping our research strategy, publication pathway, and the translation of cutting-edge science into a meaningful, human-centred platform.

This new professorship is a testament not only to his brilliance, but to his deep belief in music’s potential - so proud to know you, David

Full Announcement:

The University of Rochester is pleased to announce Dr. David M. Greenberg as the inaugural Evans Lam Professor of Music and Medicine, set to begin in March 2026.

10/24/2025

We’re proud to have partnered with Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured since 1994. Music therapy supports communication, confidence, and connection — three vital parts of recovery and hope. Here’s Emma Rose, NMT, MTA, working with the ARBI team this month.

10/24/2025

We're so honoured to share that 20 Canadian businesses, including JB Music Therapy, have been selected as recipients of the 2025 Award for 'driving innovation and leveraging technology to scale, while giving back to their communities'.

JB Music Therapy is shaped by so many remarkable people — our certified music therapists, researchers, and developers, the partner organizations who invite us into their spaces, and the patients, clients, and communities we’re honoured to serve. We can’t express enough how much these relationships have brought joy and meaning into all our lives.

Thank you TELUS Business for this recognition. It reinforces our belief that this work continues to hold deep value for Canadians — and we can’t wait to do even more. 🎵

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10/22/2025

Thank you for this this beautiful video Health Quality Alberta - and for recognizing the collaboration of certified music therapists with interdisciplinary teams in acute care in such a special way. ❤️

10/12/2025

✨ Incredible things happen when people come together to share music. ✨

At JBMT, we believe intergenerational programming strengthens community by bringing people of all ages together, creating a diverse ecosystem where shared experiences inspire connection, growth, and belonging

The Intergenerational Music Therapy Jamboree, co-created by Canadian music therapist Kathy Lepp in 2017, brings toddlers, families, and older adults together in long-term care homes to reduce loneliness, spark joy, and build lasting bonds.

In a recent episode of the Canadian Music Therapy Podcast, Kathy shares how the program grew from one community vision in Waterloo, Ontario, into a model that benefits residents, parents, children, and staff alike.

🎶 Listen to the full podcast https://zurl.co/cYQDO
🎥 Watch the Jamboree in action https://zurl.co/GzHye

10/10/2025

Every day in healthcare, education, and workplaces, we see how widespread mental health challenges have become. On World Mental Health Day, we're reflecting on the role music therapy plays in helping people feel seen, supported, and strengthened. It’s why our team remains so committed to this work — and to the partnerships that make it possible. Thank you National Music Centre | Centre National de Musique

10/10/2025

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raising global awareness and support for mental health and wellbeing.

Through the National Music Centre's Music Therapy Initiative, in partnership with JB Music Therapy, we’re bringing the gift of music therapy to people in care settings, hospitals and community programs across Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba.

In this video hear from Melanie McDonald, MTA at Ranch Ehrlo in Regina, one of the care facilities benefiting from NMC’s Music Therapy Initiative, as she shares how music therapy is impacting the needs and lives of the people Ranch Ehrlo serves.

With your support, we can continue to expand NMC’s Music Therapy Initiative and bring the gift of music to even more people in need.

Thanks to the generosity of the Jim Pattison Foundation, every donation made will be matched, doubling your impact.

You can learn more and donate here - thank you in advance: https://zurl.co/NmHbG

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Hear from a music therapist at Ranch Ehrlo in Regina, one of the care facilities benefiting from the National Music Centre’s Music Therapy Initiative, as she...

10/04/2025

On Friday, our music therapy team—alongside the incredible allied health professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, managers, patient and family advisors, data analysts, students, and PFCC staff we collaborate with every day—was formally presented with the 2025 Patient Experience Award from Health Quality Alberta for our work in Calgary’s acute care hospitals.

Representing JB Music Therapy at the ceremony were Emma Rose (Hospital Lead), Shannon Robinson (Head of Operations – Clinical Services), and Jennifer Buchanan (Founder and President). We were deeply touched by the care and thoughtfulness of the recognition—a beautiful video (to be shared soon) and genuine curiosity from Health Quality Alberta about how music therapy works, its history, and the positive outcomes patients experience.

We couldn’t do this without the generous support of our partners and funders, and are proud to share this award with the Calgary Health Foundation, the National Music Centre’s Music Therapy Initiative, among others. Thank you for helping us expand this work.

We are especially grateful to Dr. Stephanie Plamondon for thoughtfully leading the award application and guiding our work across the region—and to Jason Knox for ensuring we have the tools, resources, and understanding needed to do our best work.

This moment reflects years of collaboration—and the growing role of music therapy in bringing art, healing, and improved outcomes to healthcare.

Together, we continue to create more moments of comfort, connection, and care for patients and families across Alberta and beyond.



Alberta Health Services
Calgary Health Foundation
National Music Centre | Centre National de Musique

09/15/2025

🎶 JB Music Therapy has welcomed over 100 practicum students and interns over the years. This year, we were excited to welcome a student from Spain. Say hello to Bryn — our lovely music therapy student from Spain! 🇪🇸✨

09/08/2025

🎶 34 Years of Music Therapy in Action

Since 1991, JB Music Therapy has been honoured to serve Alberta with in-person music therapy sessions and to provide music therapy education across every province and territory in Canada.

👉 Delivering 20,000+ music therapy sessions each year across hospitals, schools, workplaces, and community programs.
👉 Supporting clients from infants to end-of-life care, addressing mood regulation, memory, motivation, and more..
👉 Welcomed over 60 students for internships and practicums, and created employment for nearly 100 certified music therapists—to help build and sustain the music therapy profession in Alberta, where no training program exists.

Every number reflects a story. Every story reflects many meaningful connections that makes the work possible.

We are deeply grateful to every client, colleague, partner, researcher, and supporter who have made our journey possible. Thank you.

34 years behind us—and more music therapy innovation still ahead.

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Since 1991, JB Music Therapy has been transforming lives through the power of music. From our humble beginnings in Calgary, Alberta, to becoming one of Canad...