It’s not what you get out of the music, but what the music gets out of you.
— MACK BAILEY
RECENT NEWS
Due to the Covid-19 virus and the health and safety of our veterans, music therapists, interns, and volunteers, Music Therapy of the Rockies is planning to hold 2 retreats in the fall. All guidelines will be followed regarding how many veterans participate, masks, sanitation, distancing and keeping the number of people present at a minimum. The dates are finalized but we will continue monitoring the current atmosphere to ensure the safety of all involved. Thank you for your understanding and stay healthy!! Keep the music coming!!
Music Therapy of the Rockies and Breedlove Guitars recently partnered to send 2 Breedlove guitars to an Air Force Company in Iraq. We recently held a virtual guitar session with Major Aaron Butler to help as a coping skill and for morale of the Company.



It is with a very heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Gary Lord. He attended our October music therapy retreat in Nashville. He was a very gentle giant that left an imprint on each of us. We exchanged texts on Thursday, April 30, 2020, just checking in and then on Friday, May 1, 2020 he was in a motorcycle accident. He wrote a beautiful song with Mark Elliott of a wonderful memory he had in Vietnam. Watch and listen here.
1 in 3 veterans suffer from the effects of PTSD leading to a staggering 20 a day that commit suicide (US Dept of Veterans Affairs Suicide Data Report 2018). Music Therapy of the Rockies believes that number is not acceptable.
Through evidenced-based study, lives are being transformed not only for the veterans, but their families, care partners and community.
Song – White (Mack Bailey, Spa Creek Music ASCAP)
Photos courtesy of Marcus Serrano, Jonathan Adamson, and Lori Van Duyne
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