BayAreaMusicTherapy

Bay Area Music Therapy is an organization dedicated to helping people reach their fullest potential through music.

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Embrace Growth, Joy, and Musical Connection 🌟 Spring Newsletter - https://t.co/izKxmd5oEb

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Embrace Growth, Joy, and Musical Connection 🌟 Our Spring Newsletter - https://t.co/vhhb3pnCUZ

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Our latest newsletter offers a gentle reminder: progress doesn’t always look the way we expect. Inside, we share reflections from one of our music therapists on embracing uncertainty, honoring rest, and trusting the process. We hope it resonates as you begin the year. 🌱🎶

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Tune In to Autumn’s Heartbeat 🍂 October Newsletter - https://t.co/PQ5sSyxPZN

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The Summer Scoop at BAMT! 🍦 June Newsletter - https://t.co/GC7A4zbttB

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We're Back! Exciting Updates from Bay Area Music Therapy 🎶 - https://t.co/OZDIubtdAy

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Treatment for cystic fibrosis is a daily time commitment. Daily ACT (airway clearance therapy) is time-consuming, which leads to low adherence rates. However, in children especially, adherence rates rise when ACT is done with music therapy. #cysticfibrosis
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Rett Syndrome is a rare genetic condition which severely impacts muscle and brain function. Luckily, music therapy may be just the tool for patients to improve and learn new skills. #RettSyndrome
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Watch Jack, a boy with Down's Syndrome, find his confidence in playing the keyboard! #DownSyndrome
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Children with ADHD can benefit from music therapy. Focusing the extra energy into something creative is a great way to reduce symptoms. Check out this lighthearted session where a girl with ADHD appears to be getting all her wiggles out. #ADHD
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To find the effects of music on newborns in the NICU, a study was performed. Read the results here! https://t.co/V1wHun2ngQ
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Meet Zoe, who went from completely expressionless and non-verbal, to crying and expressing emotion with her face when a music therapist played her favorite songs. This gave her family hope that the Zoe they knew was still in there.
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Music therapy can create a more supportive and nurturing environment at the end stage of life. In this video, watch as music therapist, Erica, reignites expression and connection in her hospice patients.
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It's interesting to see what our brains are doing as we process certain stimuli. As you listen to this tango, your brain activity will mimic what you see on-screen. This helps us understand how instantly the brain reacts and changes in response to music.
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Music therapists are becoming more common in hospitals! Research has proven that music is more effective for reducing anxiety prior to surgery than prescription drugs.
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Cerebral Palsy cannot be cured, however, motor skills can still be developed and maintained. Music therapy, through repetition and memorization exercises, is extremely effective for this. Here are two different exercises for CP.
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April is International Parkinson's Awareness Month. Parkinson's cannot be cured, but symptoms can be improved through proper treatment. In this video, music is used to encourage a patient with Parkinson's to improve their gait! #ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth
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Here's a great example of a music therapy session for autism. Practicing new skills can be fun when done through a song!
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Music therapy was life-changing for this pediatric patient suffering from cerebral palsy and psychosis. How can music change your life?
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Patients suffering the effects of a stroke could significantly hasten their recovery using music therapy. It restores neuroplasticity, recovers muscle-movement and speech, and even prevents post-stroke depression. Read about it here!
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