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"'Tune In' is an award-winning book by certified music therapist Jennifer Buchanan. 'Tune In' details how music is being used and can be used, to improve the mental health and well-being of individuals, communities, and organizations. When we experience the right music, in the right way, transformation can happen - this book will tell you how. Use music intentionally to curb stress, boost mood & restore health. Combining powerful professional stories, cutting-edge clinical research, and straightforward strategies and exercises that have immediate take-home value, Tune In is an accessible and perspective-shifting read unlike any other that's been written to date by a music therapist. Tune In provides a roadmap to the incredible ways in which music can help us feel better connected and find wellbeing - even (or especially!) in the darkest and most stressful of times. Intended to help readers from all walks of life learn how to use music to reduce stress, boost morale, and restore health - and when to access a music therapist for optimum benefit. ""Music can and does save healthcare dollars, but its effects go far deeper than its monetary value,"" says Buchanan. ""Tune In is about people and the music-based practices that have worked for them, and gives actual strategies to use at home and at the office. The goal is simple: I want you to feel better, empowered, and uplifted through music!"" A useful, enlightening and ear-opening read, Tune In explores: The ""triggering"" power of music - to emotional states both good and bad - and how to use this information to your advantage; Intentional listening: how to find the right tunes, and employ them at the right time in the right way; What music therapy is, and how working with a music therapist can change your perspective, wellbeing, and life; Simple, personalized strategies and exercises to get the most out of music."

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Jennifer Buchanan is a healthcare entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word. Since becoming a certified music therapist almost three decades ago, she has witnessed the music therapy industry shift from not being considered an industry at all, to becoming a legislated profession. As a leading expert, Buchanan has served close to 200 organizations with her team at JB Music Therapy, which she founded in 1991. JB Music Therapy has thrice been nominated for the Community Impact Award by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Buchanan was also the former president of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists and has been instrumental in the implementation of hundreds of music therapy programs across North America. She is recognized as an esteemed leader in bridging academic research in music medicine and the public, and has spoken internationally to numerous education, healthcare, and government organizations. www.jenniferbuchanan.ca

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