Episode Six Notes
Ian Franklin Wilkerson is our resident music therapist at Paramount Booking International. We aim to keep him busy with corporate music therapy programs helping with communication, team building, and collaboration in the work place! Check out our Workplace Wellness Programs here.

Ian is founder of Bay Area Music Therapy, based in the San Francisco Bay area, for those of you who are living and working in other various “bay areas” around the world.

Let me know what your thoughts are on bringing music to the workplace. Leave a comment below, as we’d love to hear about your experience!

Ian has refined his musical skills through years of extensive study and performance, and works from a holistic perspective, integrating breath-work into his music therapy. Ian earned a Bachelors of Music in Music Therapy and Songwriting from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.

Ian specializes in helping people find their own unique and empowered voices through improvisation and songwriting. A person-centered therapy provider, he specialize in supporting creativity, self-expression and self-empowerment. Ian received training in Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) from The Center for Biomedical Research in Music (CBRM) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.

He is a member of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). He is a singer/songwriter and guitar player, recording and performing original compositions. Ian oversees and delivers the Music Therapy Programs delivered by Paramount Booking International.

Do you know of anyone who has Alzheimer’s or Attention Deficit Disorder? If so, music therapy may be a good solution to provide them some relief and moments of genuine connection. Give it a try!

In this interview, Ian and I discuss and explore some various therapies that he utilizes in a music therapy approach to healing. Ian gives examples of what it can be helpful for, and he breaks down what is involved in a typical session.  Stay tuned and enjoy the call!

Ian has provided a generous offer in the ending of this podcast, which was also broadcast on my new Blog Talk Radio Show LINK HERE.

 

P.S.  Love the music of the intro and outro for my podcast?  The instrumental piece is Walt’s Waltz, composed and arranged by Randy Masters, PH.D. It is published by Masters Publishing House (ASCAP ). Walt’s Waltz is about the magical child in us all.

Find out more about Randy’s music on Randy Masters’ website Universal Song.