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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Rock Band Therapy!

Rock bands are great therapy!  Either listening to rock music or, in this case, playing in a rock band offers great therapeutic value!


We have a patient rock band at the psychiatric hospital where I sometimes do music therapy groups.  The rock band therapy group is one of the most popular and sought after groups in the psycho-social rehabilitation program!


The following news story out of Australia truly demonstrates the value of rock band type music therapy groups.    


Music - Tonic for the brain from ABC Open Ballarat on Vimeo.
The band 'Not Quiet Right' were formed during a music therapy program run by St Laurence Community Services in Ballarat.

Each member of the band suffers from either an acquired brain injury or a neurological disease.

Check out there music video clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1pMN_xwXsA

Drummer John Benson contributed his Moment Behind the Photo story for ABC Open. Watch it here: http://open.abc.net.au/projects/moment-behind-the-photo-53jq3ls/contributions/flight-path-by-john-benson-93wm9gm

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