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LEARN MORE: www.jbmusictherapy.com Wellness, Well Played. Community programs - both online and in person with our community partners!
Music is invaluable when opening doors to communication, sparking creativity and supporting a vibrant quality of life. JB MUSIC THERAPY aspires to make a significant impact in those we serve by offering four areas of expertise:
Music Therapy – our professional team of music therapists facilitate programs in your home or agency, with groups or individuals, designed to meet non-music goals including: communication, focus, relaxation and pain management. Keynotes, workshops and training: high calibre, upbeat presentations intended to inspire large or small organizations, conventions or association meetings. visit our website to learn more! Online resources and products that demonstrate the power of music for improved health and learning.
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Every day, we are reminded of how much music can mean to someone. Thank you to Calgary Health Foundation and its donors for making these moments possible, and for sharing a glimpse into this work on World Mental Health Day.
10/10/2026
Every song has a story, and so does Wellplayed ❤ Thank you to Beyond the Studio for inviting Jennifer Buchanan, Music Therapist to share a little about our journey and why we believe there is so much more to discover in the music that matters to us. Visit their podcast at: https://beyondthestudio.ca/podcast
We loved speaking with Jennifer Buchanan from JB Music Therapy about Well Played. 🎶
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09/30/2026
Today, September 30th, is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In the weeks surrounding this day, we take additional time to reflect upon the devastating and ongoing impact of residential schools on Indigenous families in Canada. This day reminds each of us to acknowledge our ongoing role in reconciliation, seek education opportunities, and amplify Indigenous voices in our community.
Here are a few opportunities to become involved in Calgary this week:
🧡 Read the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action
🧡 Engage with art, music, stories, and media highlighting Indigenous perspectives
🧡 Attend an event in the city. For example, the “Speak Up!” exhibit at Studio Bell () features Indigenous artists who have used their music to share, preserve, and celebrate their culture. Admission is free between 10:00am - 5:00pm on September 30th.
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09/29/2026
This September, JB Music Therapy was proud to celebrate its 35th anniversary! As we reflect on this milestone, we are reminded of the most important part of our work - the people who make it possible.
The connection and relationships we build with our clients and in our community lie at the heart of our practice. Our community has grown over the years to include not only Calgary and the surrounding area, but a national network of music therapy initiatives. Though our team members come from diverse backgrounds, we are united in our dedication to the clients we serve.
From all of us, thank you for your ongoing support over the past three decades. It is a privilege to continually share in your music, your stories, and your lives - one note at a time. ❤️🎶
For 35 years, one Calgary company has been harnessing the power of music to create meaningful change. 🎶
For Jennifer Buchanan and the team at JB Music Therapy, music is a tool for connection and emotional well-being. Now, they’re finding new ways to make that work more accessible through Wellplayed.
Just one example of what’s possible in the Blue Sky City. 💙
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P!NK was recently honoured with the prestigious O2 Silver Clef Award from Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity, in recognition of her musical influence and advocacy.
Her acceptance speech was stunning. “Music does not need perfect words to heal someone. It just needs honesty, a sick beat... and someone in a room with you to listen.”
It can sometimes be difficult to explain that music therapy is not about making perfect music. Often, it is within the imperfect music we create with clients that honest feelings are expressed, connection becomes possible, and a new direction begins to emerge.
P!NK also spoke about leading with vulnerability: “Every lyric that I write is my heart crying, raging, hoping, screaming, pleading... I have decided to make vulnerability my life’s work.”
For those of us who write songs with clients, these words beautifully capture what we so often witness: people finding a way to express what may have been difficult - or impossible - to say in any other way.
She also drew an understanding between her stadium tours and the intimate work of music therapists:
“I get to do a glamorous and sometimes ridiculous version of that every night on tour, and you all do a very real version every day for people who really need it.”
What a meaningful acknowledgement of Nordoff and Robbins and the music therapists doing this work every day.
Here in Canada, we are so deeply grateful for the charities and organizations helping more people access music therapy - including Music Heals Canada, National Music Centre's Music Therapy Initiative and the Canadian Music Therapy Fund
Thank you, P!nk, for recognizing music therapy - and congratulations on YOUR very deserved recognition. You are amazing!
07/10/2026
We often focus on what we see...let's tune in to what we hear. A thoughtful share from Music Heals Canada
07/08/2026
We are just so grateful to be a part of this initiative - and none of it would be possible without so many incredible partners, champions and donors.
The healing power of music is about to reach even more Canadians who need it. 🎵💙
National Music Centre (NMC) is thrilled to announce a transformative $500,000 multi-year commitment from BMO to expand NMC’s Music Therapy Initiative, bringing music therapy to more patients, families, and communities across Canada.
The initiative is delivered in hospitals and care settings through a partnership with JB Music Therapy. Already making an impact in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and British Columbia, BMO’s support will help make NMC’s Music Therapy Initiative a truly national program.
Thanks to a partnership with The Jim Pattison Foundation, BMO’s contribution will be matched dollar-for-dollar, significantly amplifying the initiative’s reach and impact.
Want to help us bring the healing power of music to more people? Learn more or donate at studiobell.ca/nmc-music-therapy-initiative.
Pictured: The BMO Financial Group team and NMC’s President & CEO Andrew Mosker bringing a little Calgary Stampede spirit to a milestone announcement.
Photo credit: Unfolding Creative Photography
06/18/2026
🎉 A little milestone we'd love to share with you.
After 35 years of music therapy practice, countless conversations, research projects, and a lot of hard work behind the scenes, we're preparing to launch Wellplayed this September as part of JB Music Therapy's 35th anniversary year.
Wellplayed is a music therapy-informed digital platform designed to help people use music more intentionally for reflection, resilience, and wellbeing.
Today we're opening our first 1,000 Founding Subscriber spots.
Many of you have been following, encouraging, testing, and cheering us on throughout this journey. Thank you. We truly wouldn't be here without you.
If you'd like to be part of this next chapter, Founding Subscribers can pre-order today for $29.95/year (regularly $49.95/year) using the promo code WELLPLAYEDFOUNDER.
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🎧 We'd love to have you join us.
06/11/2026
We are so fortunate to work with the future...our children. As we head into the latter half of June, here's a good reminder from one of the schools we serve: be the "I" in "KIND!"
Music therapy offers students an excellent opportunity to put their interpersonal skills into practice. Playing music in a group requires collaboration, turn-taking, problem-solving, and listening to one another. When all of these things come together, we find cooperation and connection - skills that serve us well both inside and beyond the classroom.
In the photo: Aaron and Emma 🎶❤️
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