Founder and President ✨ Certified Music Therapist ✨ Music Therapy and Mental Health Advocate

• 1991 - Present

Music therapy is powerful. It can lower heart rate, reduce stress, and foster an overall sense of health and wellbeing. It can enhance individual and group performance, decrease stress, enhance communication skills, inspire cooperation between team members, and even increase employee retention rates.Anyone, of any age, can benefit from music therapy. We offer group programs, individual sessions, online music therapy, and workshops. We’ve brought music therapy to hundreds of organizations across Canada.𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐔𝐒?We believe in empowering and connecting every person to their best self regardless of circumstance.We partner with more than 100 agencies in Calgary and surrounding areas to help individuals boost their mood, increase productivity, reduce stress, recover from injury, foster learning, improve focus, restore memories, and ease the challenge of difficult life transitions.We have been nominated for the Community Impact Award by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and recognized by several of the organizations we’ve served including the Canadian Mental Health Association.𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐒✨ Addictions ~ Autism ~ Babies and Toddlers ~ Brain Injury✨ Children and Students ~ Corporate Wellness and Team Building✨ Deaf and Hard of Hearing ~ Families✨ Long Term and Continuing Care✨ Memory and Dementia Care ~ Mental Health and Wellness✨ Pain Management ~ Palliative and Hospice Care ~ Preschoolers✨ Stroke and Parkinson’s ~ Youth and Young Adults𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐒✨ Music for Mental Health – Sometimes Words Are Not Enough✨ Design Purposeful Playlists for your Health and Well-Being✨ Music, Music Therapy, and Cultural Responsivity in Community Care✨ Rescue to Recovery: Our Pivot Through a Pandemic𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐔𝐒📩 jennifer@jbmusic.ca or info@jbmusic.ca☎️ 403.240.3877 (MDT zone)✨ www.jbmusictherapy.ca

Executive Director

• Aug 2020 - Present

Author

• Jan 2018 - Present

'Tune In to Music', 'Wellness Incorporated', and 'Wellness, Wellplayed - Power of a Playlist' 'Tune In to Music', 'Wellness Incorporated', and 'Wellness, Wellplayed - Power of a Playlist'

Sessional Instructor in Music Therapy and Healthcare Business Development

• 1998 - Present

As a sessional instructor, I develop and implement course content and resources. Create and implement interesting and interactive learning programs to increase student understanding of course materials. Mentor students one-on-one to increase understanding of curriculum. Teach Music Therapy and Small Healthcare Service Business (Start - Up and Marketing) curriculums. As a sessional instructor, I develop and implement course content and resources. Create and implement interesting and interactive learning programs to increase student understanding of course materials. Mentor students one-on-one to increase understanding of curriculum. Teach Music Therapy and Small Healthcare Service Business (Start - Up and Marketing) curriculums.

Professional Member

• 2008 - Present

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Board Member

• Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

Nearly a century ago, the Famous Five paved the way for women to participate in matters of public life. Today, the Famous 5 Foundation exists not only to share their story, but also to continue the important work that these courageous women started. Because when it comes to gender equality, there's still much to do to bridge the gap. Nearly a century ago, the Famous Five paved the way for women to participate in matters of public life. Today, the Famous 5 Foundation exists not only to share their story, but also to continue the important work that these courageous women started. Because when it comes to gender equality, there's still much to do to bridge the gap.

Past - President (twice)

• May 2013 - May 2015

The CAMT is the national body promoting music therapy and supporting, advocating and accrediting music therapists in Canada. The mission of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy is to promote excellence in music therapy practice, education, research and development; to increase access to high quality music therapy services; to further the awareness of music therapy in Canada and to serve as an organizational agency for its members.As President of this organization I chaired a 8 - 15 person board for 5 years total including accredited music therapists and affiliates. Provided leadership to the Board of Directors, who sets policy and is accountable to the membershipChaired meetings of the Board, ensuring fulfillment of organizational mission and strategic plan. Helped guide and mediate Board actions with respect to organizational priorities and governance concerns. Formally evaluated the performance of the staff and informally evaluated the effectiveness of the Board members. Helped develop a national code of ethics, curriculum guidelines, bylaw revisions, continuing education development, conference organization, and education program reviews.

Sessional Instructor

• 1994 - 2005

Music Therapy Training in Nursing Faculty, Kinesiology Department and Continuing Education Department.As a sessional instructor I develop and implement course content. Create and implement interesting and interactive learning programs to increase student understanding of course materials. Mentor students one-on-one to increase understanding of curriculum. Teach Music Therapy and Small Service Business (Start - Up and Marketing) curriculums. Calculate student evaluation and/or grades.