Welcome to music therapy services! Music therapists promote health and well-being through musical play, skill building, and exploration. We offer a range of services including individual therapy, adapted music education and a variety of group music therapy experiences.
Groups provide an opportunity to build friendships, connection, and community. Through music, clients can creatively express and build social awareness together in a fun and motivating environment.
Email musicandart@hollandbloorview.ca for any questions, details or if you're interested in joining the emailing list for updates.
Group music therapy
Our groups provide an exciting and fun way to make friends, develop music skills, learn about oneself and communicate with others through music. We have a variety of groups for different ages.
This integrated group is designed for young children, siblings and their parents to help children with special needs communicate, improve focus, self-regulate, and interact with family members and peers in a safe and rewarding music therapy setting. The program fee includes materials to guide families with how music and movement can promote health.
| Group A: Age: up to 3 | Wednesdays 11 – 11:45 a.m. | Fall: $445 Winter: $315 Spring: $395 |
| Group B: Age: 4-7 | Saturdays 10:00 – 10:45am VIRTUAL ONLY |
This group provides an encouraging and fun music therapy environment for young children to learn how to play with others and to practice transitioning from one task to another. In this fun and motivating environment, parents and caregivers will make music with their child and celebrate moments of independence!
| Age: 3-6 | Saturdays 9 – 9:45 a.m. | Fall: $495 Winter: $430 Spring: $475 |
Build communication and cooperative interaction skills such as sharing and turn-taking in this structured and positive music therapy environment. Our certified therapists use music in a purposeful and engaging way to accentuate each client’s abilities and bring positivity to skill building.
| Age: 7-12 | Saturdays Wednesdays | Fall: $495 Winter: $430 Spring: $475 |
Experience the journey of songwriting with our certified music therapists in a creative and fun group setting. Explore your songwriting voice, workshop ideas, and share your songs in a supportive community music therapy environment. No prior experience needed.
| Age: 9-12 | Saturdays Wednesdays | Fall: $495 Winter: $430 Spring: $475 |
Develop vocal skills, explore self-expression, and build social skills in this fun and social music therapy community singing group. Expect to explore popular songs, musical theatre repertoire, and more!
| Age: 13-18 | Saturdays Tuesdays | Fall: $495 Winter: $430 Spring: $475 |
Develop music instrument skills, build friendships, and find your inner rock musician in a band setting. No previous experience needed. Instruments are assigned in the first weeks of term. Instrument assignment can be requested but not guaranteed.
| Age: 13-18 | Saturdays Tuesdays | Fall: $495 Winter: $430 Spring: $475 |
Individual music therapy
The individual music therapy program offers customized sessions focused on social, communication, sensory, motor, and psychosocial skills.
| Age: 0-18 | 30-minute time slots Tuesday to Saturday: Days/times by request and determined by therapist availability | Fall: $895 Winter: $750 Spring: $835 |
Adapted music education
Learn to play an instrument! Choose from a variety of traditional and adapted instruments including the Virtual Musical Instrument (VMI)*, piano, guitar, voice, violin, percussion and ukulele.
*The VMI is music software developed at Holland Bloorview. The program allows users to see themselves on a TV screen with colourful shapes around them. When the user moves to activate the shapes, music is produced.
| Age: 4-18 | 30-minute time slots Days/times by request and | Fall: $625 Winter: $495 Spring: $575 |
Holland Bloorview Rocks!
Join our community music therapy rock band featuring local musicians. Perform in a real public rock concert at the end of term that will include professional musician judges! For this advanced program, you must first participate in HB Rocks and/or Glee for at least one season and receive a recommendation from our music therapy team. This program includes our Transitioning Clients, ages 18–25.
| Group A: Age: 13-17 | Tuesdays 6:15-7:00 p.m. | Rehearsals: May 6-June 10 Dress Rehearsal and Performance: Sunday June 15th 2025 | $475 |
| Group B: Age: 17-25 | Tuesdays 7:30-8:15 p.m |
Registration process
If you need accommodation in filling out this form, please contact us at musicandart@hollandbloorview.ca or call 416 425-6220 ext 3317
