Career Musician Providing Therapeutic Music-Care
Matt Day provides music services for hospitals, youth centres, retirement residences, assisted living and memory care facilities. Matt first saw the benefits of music care in 2008 on a memory care floor at Garneau Hall, Edmonton, Alberta. As a result, he now provides music care services, in-person and virtually, throughout Western Canada.
In addition, Matt partners with organizations such as CLPNA, AUPE Health Sector, AHS, Covenant Health, Nova Scotia Therapeutic Recreation Association and the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association. Matt’s keynote presentations and workshops deliver valuable music care insights.
Therapeutic Music-Care Sessions
Music-care sessions include sing-alongs, ukulele groups, music lessons, music bingo, name that tune, music trivia, C-instrument jam sessions, music composition, chimes, iPad improvising/performance, song parody writing and music-memory activities and games.
Instruments
Providing music care at one of Canada’s largest rehabilitation hospitals, Matt has successfully used instruments including guitars, ukuleles, kalimbas, chimes, portable keyboards, violins and lap-harps. Instruments were provided through generous donations from the hospital’s volunteer organization and individuals. Instruments are chosen carefully to accommodate easy sanitization after patient use.
Audio Canvas
In 2018 AMI produced a mini-documentary focussed on Matt’s technology-based music creation program Audio Canvas at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta. Watch the documentary HERE.