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Music Therapy of the Rockies helps people with trauma, especially veterans, find healing through music therapy.

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Our retreats help people with trauma reframe their experiences and reclaim their stories. We see lives changed dramatically in a short period of time — with positive, lasting results.

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The retreat at Amy Grant’s farm in Franklin,TN helped rewire my brain as I had been suffering from 3 months of suicidal ideations every day from 27 years of PTSD. All I can say is WOW! I left that retreat feeling reset and recharged. My suicidal ideations were gone. I still have my PTSD symptoms, but I now have more tools (guitar) to be able to channel my feelings in a positive way through music. I now take guitar lessons and it helps. Thank you.
— M.B., US Army
I wouldn't have been making healthy choices to deal with stuff before the retreat. It took a little bit, but the retreat is what kinda like what launched everything else. I'm in therapy and it's been great. This is the first time I've been willing to open up and talk.
— S.R. , Army RET
Did I tell you how much the weekend and you meant to me? You kickstarted my new life of loving myself. I can’t stop talking about you and the weekend.
— L.P., Retired, USAF
As a wife and the caregiver to my Veteran, the Music Therapy of the Rockies experience itself was beautiful. The veterans, the musicians and Mack all working together creating a safe space to heal, culminated into one of the most touching, most vulnerable and most amazing experiences. My veteran felt heard, understood and listened to and at the end of the retreat we walked away with new hope, new friends and a kick ass original song.
— R.D., Spouse of participant from 2021
What you did by inviting me to participate was to feed my musical and therapeutic soul, when I didn’t even know I was hungry.
— J.R., Music Therapist — Board Certified
The 11 veterans you had sitting before you on Saturday morning were not the same 11 people who got up on that stage last night and poured their hearts out to everyone in the room. And because of that, not just their 11 lives, but every life with whom they come in contact is forever changed.
— M.E., Music Therapist — Board Certified
I really want to start writing retreats or teach at them, writing, songwriting, everything. Writing is my passion. Ill always be grateful for your retreat and the lessons I learned there.
— B.H., USMC, RET
I feel extremely honored to have my story memorialized in a song. That will certainly help heal another veteran.
— Sgt. L.G., III, Retired, US Army
I’m going to harden my fingers (for guitar) and soften my soul.
— R.F., US Army
I’ve still been playing almost every day. I love these guitars. Thank you so much for investing in us over there. They have made the daily grind more enjoyable.
— A.B., US Air Force, Iraq
I really cannot thank you enough for the Music Therapy of the Rockies retreat experience. It was life changing. I sing my song every single day. It represents healing and growth. I could say thank you every day and I don’t feel like I would be expressing my gratitude sufficiently.
— B.R., Retired, US Army
I feel completely alive! 180 degree turn around from where I was on the first night!
— John, Retired, US Navy
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The Album Project

“Stories and Songs from the Farm” is a collection of 12 songs written during our retreats. Explore the powerful music and the stories behind these songs, through a one-time $100 donation. By listening to these songs, you bring these veterans’ stories to life.

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The Latest Stories & News

May 28, 2023
Healing Notes: Releasing trauma with music therapy
Aspen ski instructor and podcast host Erik Darosa reflects on a life-changing music retreat in Nashville, TN with Thistle Farms participants.
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March 3, 2023
It’s Not What You Get Out of the Music…
The beautiful story of how our nonprofit's popular phrase came to be: It’s Not What You Get Out of the Music, but What the Music Gets Out of You!
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February 9, 2023
Remembering Ricky Cruz
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023, we lost Ricky to a heart attack. Ricky attended two retreats with Music Therapy of the Rockies.
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January 30, 2023
Mack Bailey Speaks at Berklee College of Music and Health Institute Symposium
Our founder recently spoke at Berklee Music and Health Institute for their symposium "Intersection of Music and Mental Health: Military and Veterans."
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Music Therapy of the Rockies (MTR), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and our mission is to help heal those who have experienced trauma. Federal Tax ID 83-1795782

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