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GRACENOTE MUSIC THERAPY
GRACENOTE
MUSIC THERAPY
Grace Davidson BMT, MTA, MT - BC
MUSIC THERAPY
What is music therapy?
Music therapy is a discipline in which Certified Music Therapists (MTAs) use music purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development, health, and well-being. Music therapists use music safely and ethically to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social, and spiritual domains.
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- Canadian Association of Music Therapists (Sept. 2020)
GRACE DAVIDSON
BMT, MTA MT - BC
Ottawa's own Grace Davidson is a board certified music therapist. Grace's love of singing began at a very young age. At 8 years old she began singing in choirs, and soon found her love for collaborative music making. In secondary school, Grace picked up the guitar and began writing her own songs. It was around this time that she discovered music therapy - the thing she was born to do.
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Her journey to become a music therapist began in Wolfville, Nova Scotia at Acadia University. There she received her Bachelor of Music Therapy degree, taking part in the S.M.I.L.E program's Friday night music room as well as gaining experience through practicum placements. After graduation in 2020, Grace completed her 1000-hour music therapy internship in Ottawa, and successfully took the Certification Board for Music Therapist's exam administered in the USA. She is now a board certified music therapist (MT-BC) and is recognized in Canada as a certified music therapist (MTA).
WHO BENEFITS FROM MUSIC THERAPY?
Acquired Brain Injury
Autism and other Pervasive Development Disabilities
Critical Care
Developmental Disabilities
Emotional Traumas
Geriatric Care
Hearing Impairments
Mental Health Difficulties
Neonatal Care
Obstetrics
Oncology
Pain Control
Palliative Care
Personal Growth
Physical Disabilities
Speech and Language Impairments
Substance Abuse
Teens at Risk
Victims of Abuse
Visual Impairments
Services
What does Gracenote Music Therapy offer?
Group Sessions
Group music therapy sessions are tailored to clients needs and are aimed at accomplishing group goals such as socialization and community development. Sessions may include group instrument playing, group music composition, and group singing.
Individual Sessions
Individual sessions can take many forms such as adaptive music lessons, song composition, and song recording. An assessment is done to determine the individuals goals and how music therapy can be used to best achieve them.
Community Partners
