Bay Area Music Therapy

11/13/2025

🌎 Happy World Kindness Day! 💛

Here’s your friendly reminder to show yourself a little kindness today — and what better way than through music? 🎶

Take a few minutes to listen to that song that instantly lifts your mood or makes you smile. I’ll be spinning my Pick Me Up playlist on repeat all day!

What about you? Share your favorite feel-good tunes below — I’d love to add them to my playlist!

11/11/2025

Today, we honor and thank all veterans for your courage, sacrifice, and service.

We recognize that the experiences of service can leave lasting marks — moments witnessed, memories carried, and stories held within.

At Bay Area Music Therapy, we offer spaces for reflection, creativity, and connection — supporting individuals as they process lingering trauma and rediscover their strength, voice, and resilience.

We honor each person’s unique path toward healing and self-discovery. To all who have served — we see you, we thank you, and we are here to support your journey forward.

11/08/2025

☕Happy National Cappuccino Day!

As I was enjoying my morning brew I discovered this article referencing how “Just like music, caffeine also unlocks dopamine in the brain”.

It was a fun read but I think I’ll stick with my coffee for a bit longer!

Taking a deeper look at how the brain processes both.

11/05/2025

🌱It’s Wellness Wisdom Wednesday—where we educate, advocate, and raise awareness about the transformative power of music therapy 🎶

Music has a remarkable way of awakening our minds and lifting our mood.

Research from Harvard Health Publishing shows that listening to and engaging with music can activate areas of the brain tied to memory, reasoning, emotion, and reward. It can even enhance focus and overall well-being.

Try putting on a song that brings you back to joy, clarity, or calm — and notice how your mind and heart respond.

🎶 What song helps you feel more like yourself again?

Music aids formation and recovery of memory. The film Alive Inside documents improvements in responsiveness, memory, and speech in people with dementia who listen to individualized playlists on MP3...

11/03/2025

We are honored to collaborate with Wings Learning Center and to support their community through music! Here is our amazing MT-BC, Alison Mahal, and our intern, Vince Feliciano, in action!! 😍

11/03/2025

As we move through another daylight savings transition, many of us may feel a little “off” — like our usual rhythm and routine are out of sync.

Music can help! 🎶

Research continues to show that music has powerful effects on mood, memory, and overall quality of life — even for those experiencing memory loss.

So this week, try putting on a song that brings you back to joy and harmony. Let music help reset your inner rhythm.

11/01/2025

👻 Happy Día de los Muertos! 👻

Music and memory are deeply intertwined.

A single melody can bring back a lifetime of emotion — reminding us of those we’ve loved and lost.

As families celebrate Día de los Muertos today, many honor their loved ones by playing the songs that kept their spirits alive.

What song will you be playing in remembrance today?

09/26/2025

Each of us has a soundtrack that reflects our life journey. From childhood lullabies to songs tied to pivotal moments, music shapes our memories and identity.

Revisiting meaningful songs can spark conversation, release emotions, and even reconnect us to parts of ourselves we’ve forgotten.

What song feels like your story right now?

09/25/2025

🌱It’s Wellness Wisdom Wednesday—where we educate, advocate, and raise awareness about the transformative power of music therapy 🎶

Did you know that making music doesn’t just feel good — it actually changes your brain? 🧠✨

Engaging in music (singing, drumming, learning an instrument) stimulates neuroplasticity, helping the brain form new connections that support memory, attention, and emotion regulation. A comprehensive review in Neuron summarizes controlled training studies showing these functional and structural changes.

👉 This week, try something new: hum a melody you’ve never sung before, tap out a rhythm, or explore an unfamiliar genre. Notice how your attention and mood shift.

Small acts of musical creativity today can create lasting brain benefits tomorrow. 🌟

Musical training has emerged as a useful framework for the investigation of training-related plasticity in the human brain. Here, Herholz and Zatorre review research investigating brain plasticity induced by musical training, highlighting common patterns and possible underlying mechanisms.

09/20/2025

Healing flourishes in safe, intentional spaces.

That’s why we hold space not only for expression, but also for deep listening, community, and restoration. When you feel safe, you can explore, release, and transform.

You are worthy of spaces where your full self is welcomed 💙

09/17/2025

🌱It’s Wellness Wisdom Wednesday—where we educate, advocate, and raise awareness about the transformative power of music therapy 🎶

Making music together rewires the brain for connection!

A 2022 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that group singing synchronizes heart rates and brain wave patterns, enhancing feelings of social bonding and belonging.

When was the last time you made music with others? How did it feel?

We encourage you to sing or drum with someone this week, even if it's just clapping along to a beat with your child or humming in harmony with a friend. Notice how quickly connection deepens ✨

The uneven spread of COVID-19 has resulted in disparate experiences for marginalized populations in urban centers. Using computational models, we e...