Kyla Lance explained what Melody Magic Therapy is all about. Kyla is a board certified music therapist, and has a mental health and disability management certificate. She spends her days at Margaret's Place, Hospice Niagara, Ron Joyce Children's Centre and Orchard Terrace Care Centre to name just a few of her most recent placements.
Kyla seemed to be born into music. As a baby she would babble to a melody on the radio; took up piano at age eight and also plays the ukulele and guitar. All of these along with her singing voice are used in her work. She is also a triathlon participant and takes fitness very seriously. The Canadian Association of Music Therapists says, "Music therapists use music safely and ethically to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social and spiritual domains." What this really means is she helps folks deal with feelings and emotions in a variety of settings from palliative care to autism, to blind and deaf.