Better than words?
When I spend time with Mavis she struggles, trying to understand where she is, because my presence reminds her that she once lived...
'The Rabbits' A hat trick of blessings
It may be a product of human frailty to cruise FaceBook on and off all day but on the odd occasion, it comes good. Yesterday I woke up...
When is music bad for you?
In a mental health context…from the viewpoint of a cohort of music therapists…drawing on studies and literature…in what circumstances is...
An Education
That haunting combination of brutal concrete and subtle Australian bush: that was Griffith University but now it’s just Nathan Campus. In...
I am a rich woman
I have never been afraid to sing. Singing helps me feel brave, calm, focused, more like myself – at least the self who talks inside my...
Musical incursions
This is the season for scheduling Musica Viva primary school concerts and I'm here to help. I pop in to the office to chase phone...
Here Comes the Sun
First week back working with the Access Arts Choir. We love it. There's about 20 members and after 6 months I'm starting to understand...
Scope - my personal challenge
I'm starting to work on presenting a Forum on music and mental health at the Queensland Conservatorium in May. I've got a great...
Brilliant new year
This year will go fast. So much thinking to do. So much reading, talking and listening. That's what I imagine being a Doctoral Candidate...