Sound Effect Music Therapy, Geelong & Surrounds, VIC

10/08/2026

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Stop trying to get it right and start creating 💛

An example of how this benefits the brain:

Music activates many areas of the brain. And it turns out your brain loves improvising—something scientists can actually see on brain scans. According to neuroscientist and musician Karen Barrett (TAG) of UCSF, improvising music changes how your brain works.

When expert jazz musicians improvised, the part of the brain linked to self-judgment quieted down, while areas tied to personal expression became more active.

In another study, children improvising music activated the brain's reward system more than when they simply played a memorized scale.

Barrett says you don't need to be a musician to reap the benefits. Painting, doodling, dancing, knitting, writing or trying any creative activity can help quiet your inner critic and give your brain a healthy workout.

Sometimes the point isn't making something perfect, it’s the process of making something up as you go.

https://theconversation.com/what-i-found-when-i-scanned-the-brains-of-kids-creating-tunes-on-the-piano-287279

27/07/2026

What a pleasure it was to attend the World Congress of Music Therapy in Bologna, Italy, this month! I attended dozens of sessions that bolstered and expanded my work in neurologic practice with clients navigating aphasia, Parkinson’s, apraxia of speech, disorders of consciousness, stroke, dementia, palliative care, and more! I learnt invaluable information about the sound architecture of the human being: vibration can actually change our cells! 🧠 🔉 Keep an eye on this page, as a new music therapy program is launching soon for people with Parkinson’s in Geelong!🥁 🥁 🥁

09/05/2026

This May, Sarah Grey is running* 50km to raise money for MS. The funding helps to pay for people to seek MS diagnosis and supports. I chose a target of $1000 because that is enough to sequence a person’s genome. Today, I’m 18km down and 32km to go. Can you help me reach the fundraising target?

*running, walking, swimming, moving!

This May I'm taking part in The May 50K for multiple sclerosis research! Please support my challenge, together we can leave MS where it belongs, behind us.

13/04/2026

Happy world music therapy week 2026! Here we are, celebrating wins of all sizes. And remember: Just because it looks like fun, that doesn’t make music therapy unscientific.

08/04/2026

This article makes many wonderful points about the impact of noise on our sensory environment - the core of our Sensory Consultancy work - and articulates clearly the difference between music therapy and music hearing (unfortunately the headline blurs this somewhat).

https://theconversation.com/the-dark-side-of-music-as-therapy-278919

Music can heal, but it can also harm. It’s time to stop assuming otherwise.