Discover How to Use Music Intentionally to Boost Well-Being, Productivity, and Connection in Personal and Professional Settings.
Discover how to leverage the power of music to enhance mood, improve memory, and amplify motivation. In this engaging and experiential course, you'll explore the science behind music’s impact on the brain and body, and learn practical techniques to use music intentionally in your daily life.
From understanding how music influences dopamine and serotonin levels to creating your personalized soundtracks, this course provides actionable strategies for personal and professional growth. With captivating stories and insights from over 30 years of music therapy experience, you'll leave inspired and equipped to use music as a tool for transformation and connection.
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The CPA Small Practitioners’ Forum was created to offer an inviting, semi-causal, and easygoing professional development weekend that provides substantial professional development value to small practitioners. All profit earned by the CPA Small Practitioners’ Forum is donated to the Alberta CPA Education Foundation, so you are helping young people in Canada get scholarships for university. All these courses are reviewed by the delegates at the Forum in Banff annually so we have a great lineup that is adjusted every year to keep things relevant to small practitioners. If you work at a public accounting firm in Canada with employees of 1-50 people, you are our target demographic and you should find this course useful.
MBA, MTA
Jennifer Buchanan, MBA, MTA, stands as a trailblazing music therapist, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. With over three decades at the helm of JB Music Therapy, she has played a pivotal role in introducing hundreds of music therapy programs across Canada. Jennifer Buchanan’s company, recognized thrice with nominations for the Community Impact Award by her local Chamber of Commerce, is home to a diverse team of Certified Music Therapists. These professionals cater to a wide age range across medical, educational, and community care settings. Having served as the past president and Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists, Jennifer Buchanan now holds a Director position at the National Music Centre (NMC). Here, she frequently presents and is celebrated as a national authority, guiding all visitors to tap into the transformative power of music.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
