Music Therapy Association of Alberta Annual Conference Presentation
Thank you so much to the Music Therapy Association of Alberta for inviting me to present at your annual conference! What a great group of music therapists attending!
Presentation for The Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy center in Australia
Thank you Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia for inviting me to present in your professional development series to your crew! Awesome to connect with music therapists down under! Thank you to Rachael MacKay for arranging!
COLORS OF US- Imagine Magazine 2020
Proud to be a contributer for the imagine Magazine 2020- COLORS OF US, completing the writeup for early childhood music therapy in Canada! ;)
"imagine 2020 is one of the most comprehensive interactive publication of early childhood music therapy around the world. Take your clinical practice to the next level and explore a wealth of information about cultural responsiveness, diverse language learners, trauma-informed care for displaced children, and 41 country reports. Learn from 80+ of the world’s best early childhood music therapists."
Music Therapy colleagues- download your copy here: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id1521528038
(go to your country version)
Music Therapists Virtual Choir
116 Music Therapists all over the world come together and share their healing musical message "You are not alone", a musical adaptation of "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen. We as Music therapists use the power of music daily to connect, heal and transform lives and relationships and wanted to share our healing musical gifts with you. We are in the midst of very challenging times in our world and many are experiencing depression, confusion, frustration, anxiety, fear, loneliness and so much more. This message is for you! Esther & Nate had the priviledge of participating. See if you can find them!
Music Therapy & Autism Presentation- Victoria, BC- March 7, 2020
So much fun presenting for the Vancouver Island music therapist community!
CKNW Fundraiser
Our rock star client and music therapist Calista Switzer performing on CKNW radio, on the Simi Sara Show. In deep appreciation to CKNW Kid’s Fund for their ongoing support of music therapy ❤️
Music Therapy Association of British Columbia Presentation
Presenting on autism and music therapy for the members of MTAA in Vancouver. Thanks for coming out!
Music Therapy Motorcycle Ride 2019- Dayton Cahill Performance
Dayton touched hearts at this year’s MTR fundraiser with his candid talk, and beautiful renditions of Neil Young’s Heart of Gold, and Billy Joel’s Piano Man!
Music Therapy Ride 2019
Thank you to our generous hosts Music Heals & Bikers for Autism for a fabulous weekend. It began with a breakfast at Grand Villa Casino, then a Vancouver Police Motorcycle Drill Team escort up to Pemberton, auction, live performances, great food, followed by camping under the stars!
CTV Interview for the Music Therapy Motorcycle Ride 2019
Music Therapy & Autism Presentation for the Music Therapy Association of Alberta
Special Connection
On a Sunday, a little miracle occured that brought our practice alight...
(as told by one of our music therapists, Luke Lee Burton)
"I broke my clavicle a couple of weeks ago going over the handlebars of my mountain bike. When I have a lot of physical pain I feel the physical pain, but almost more prominent than that is sort of a psycho-emotional disorientation. I went into work for the first time last Wednesday, which was two weeks after my accident. When I pulled up after the forty minute commute, I realized that I had forgotten my key. I always keep my key in my backpack, but because of my broken clavicle, I decided to bring my things in a handheld bag instead. Luckily the person at the front desk had a master key and they were able to let me into the studio. I put a reminder on my phone and my iPad saying “key” for Sunday morning which would be the next time I would be going in.
Sunday morning all my reminders went off and I arrived at the centre with my key. I had my first session and the pain was getting quite strong by the time the session ended. The client left and I went out of the studio to use the bathroom and realized I’d left my key inside and locked myself out. This was Sunday so there was nobody working at the front desk. There was one other car in the parking lot, so I went upstairs, looked around and finally found an office that had a person in it. I told him what happened and asked if I could try his key. He said he didn’t think it would open any other door and I agreed because I had once been on the opposite side of that situation and my key didn’t work to let the person into their space. Anyway, he came down with me and sure enough, to both of our surprise, it opened up. I was relieved and it gave me time to set up for the next session.
The next client was a six-year-old boy with autism coming in for his first session, accompanied by his mom. He was immediately drawn to the foam alphabet letters. He pulled them off the shelf, stuck the top letters, A, B, and C together. His mom and I acknowledged that that was neat and she explained that he loves the alphabet. We then encouraged him to transition into something else and I don’t even think he looked up, he was so focused on rummaging around the letters. He started pulling letters out from inside their borders, and the whole thing seemed pretty chaotic. He then cleared a little spot on the floor and much to our surprise, arranged the letters to spell KEY...
He hadn’t said anything to me, hadn’t really even looked at me. His mom said, “wow, it often surprises us what he comes up with." The client did not know anything about the misplaced keys, or my travails that morning."
(written by Luke Lee Burton)
Live, original Dayton Cahill song & debut performance Performing: Dayton Cahill (guitar/vocals) and Nate Ky, Music Therapist (piano/backup vocals).
Happy New Year from our team at ET Music Therapy 🥂 December 2018
(Can you guess which one of us was photoshopped in?) We can’t wait to continue working with amazing families and kiddos in 2019 🎶🎶🎶❤️
ET Music Therapy Concert November 2018
Our first ET Music Therapy concert at the Pacific Autism Family Centre!!! Our wonderful clients touched our hearts with their personal performances ❤️ Thank you to all the families for your support 🌷🌷🌷 We are so happy to serve this community!
Music Heals "Strike a Chord" Fundraiser October 2018
A bunch of Music Therapists at a Gala fundraiser forMusic Heals Canada, to raise money for music therapy services. At the The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver. MC'd by George Stroumboulopoulos!!!
Autism Speaks Walk Vancouver October 2018
Thank you Autism Speaks Walk Vancouver 2018. Great performances by a few of our clients!
Music Therapy Ride August 2018
Fantastic day in the Music Therapy Ride 2018, fundraising for Music Therapy Services in BC- thanks to the amazing organizations Bikers for Autism and Music Heals. Stellar food and bands! Thank you to the Vancouver Police Department Motorcycle Unit for the escort up to Pemberton, British Columbia.