JB Music Therapy

07/11/2025

As JB Music Therapy continues to grow—expanding our clinical services across medical, mental health, and continuing care settings, advancing public education through presentations, and developing software to extend our reach—our foundation remains the same: person-centred care - delivered by Certified Music Therapists.

Today, we are thrilled to celebrate Emma Mabley— Canada’s newest Certified Music Therapist (MTA), and JBMT’s newest full-time employee 😃. We’re so fortunate to have her as a part of our team supporting our CARE initiatives.

And yes—we’re still growing. One more full-time position is available this fall. Inquire within.

07/11/2025

Health Quality Alberta has just released its updated, evidence-based definition of healthcare quality—the first in nearly 20 years. This new framework reflects a profound shift toward people-centred, equitable, and integrated care, and an expanded understanding of safety that includes emotional, psychological, and cultural wellbeing—not just physical health.

These updates are deeply aligned with our CARE values and the way JB Music Therapy is approaching integrated music therapy services and tools—within systems much bigger than us. We are especially honoured to have been part of the team awarded the Health Quality Council of Alberta’s 2025 Patient Experience Award. It’s a meaningful recognition of the role music therapy can play in improving care experiences, outcomes, and connection.

As the language of healthcare evolves, we’re grateful to be contributing to a future that places human experience at the centre—one note at a time.

🔗 https://hqa.ca/about-us/our-mandate/the-alberta-quality-dimensions-for-health/

06/30/2025

🎵 We’re hiring at JB Music Therapy!

With over 30 years of experience, we’ve built a workplace where your clinical expertise, creativity, and compassion are valued every single day.

💡 We co-treat, we collaborate, we mentor.
🌱 We make space for learning and leadership.
❤️ And we’re still growing.

If you’re a certified music therapist (MTA, MT-BC) looking for a full-time, salaried position across lifespan, culture, and care settings—this might be your next home.

**We also have one more internship position available.

👉 Apply here: https://jbmusictherapy.com/aboutus/careersinternships

Join our team as a Full-time Salaried Employee Music Therapist, a Part-time Contracted Music Therapist or a Music Therapy Intern

06/28/2025

Our very first Afternoon of Song took place back in 1995 ❤️🎶
— and last Friday, we celebrated, yet again, one of our most cherished annual events.

Every single therapist poured their heart and soul into supporting the performers — helping each individual reach the goals they had set for themselves.

When JB Music Therapy began, we always knew we’d be supporting clients in reaching non-musical goals — speech, language, mobility, motivation, mood, memory, and more. But what we never wanted to forget is that many of our clients have music dreams, too.

Dreams like:
🎤 Holding a microphone
🎶 Performing in front of family and friends
🌟 Feeling the spotlight and sharing their voice and practiced playing with the world

Afternoon of Song is a safe, supported space where these goals — these dreams — come true.



Afternoon of Song Team Photo Credit: Christina Ryan

06/23/2025

We are thrilled that these two outstanding post-secondary students have joined our team to support the development of our health technology project.

📕 Ruoyan (Renee) Pi, our Research Coordinator, recently graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Arts (First-Class Honours) in Psychology and a Bachelor of Music (Piano Performance, with Distinction). She has now started her Master of Public Policy in Digital Society at McMaster University.

📕 Felicia Lifton, our Research Assistant, is entering her final year of a Bachelor of Psychology at the University of Alberta. She also served as a significant proofreader for Wellness, Wellplayed — the book that inspired the creation of this app.

06/12/2025

Today we are sharing our first Health Technology Newsletter! We are in the beginning stages of development (so excited) and are looking for anyone interested in joining us along the journey! when you join you will receive quarterly updates to your inbox.

We are in the beginning stages of development (so excited) and are looking for anyone interested in joining us along the journey! We will share be sharing quarterly updates.

06/12/2025

It was an honour to be part of Donor Day at Foothills Medical Centre, where health innovations and exciting technology projects were on full display.

Music therapy was just one of the many services highlighted—and it meant so much to our team to take part. (In photo: Shannon Robinson and Dr. Stephanie Plamondon)

Thank you to the Calgary Health Foundation for inviting us to share in this meaningful day.

05/25/2025

Innovation for our kids.

05/25/2025

Community Disability Services Professionals Week - just some of the advocacy being done by Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency (URSA)

It's Community Disability Services Professionals Week and we are here at the Sector Connector Disability Awareness Fair! It's on until 5:30 at the we also decided that these amazing community organizations deserved some pizza with our Slice of Kindness giveaway from drop by, we are live until 4:30. .caring @

05/23/2025

05/23/2025

JBMT is so honoured to sponsor this year’s opening keynote - Liz Moffitt - our teacher, mentor, and the heart behind so much of what we know as music therapy in 🇨🇦

05/21/2025

We are thrilled to announce that Emma Rose, MA, MTA has been appointed as our new Hospital Lead – Music Therapist!

Emma brings clinical expertise and a deep commitment to patient care. In this new role, she will continue providing high-quality music therapy services in hospital settings while helping shape the future of medical music therapy through strategic leadership and collaboration.

As part of JBMT’s emerging leadership structure, Emma will support our hospital-based team, contribute to long-term planning, and champion innovation that aligns with our vision of world-class, integrated music therapy services.

Please join us in congratulating Emma on this well-deserved step forward in her journey with JB Music Therapy! 💙