Music is powerful

Whether you’re dancing at a concert, riding the bus with your headphones on or nursing a broken heart, music can invigorate, comfort and heal you.

Music can provide you with a sense of community and belonging. It can also help you care for your mental health.

The spark

It all started when Grammy-nominated musician Leighton James met the MusiArt Choir, a group composed of psychiatry patients of the Montreal General Hospital who get together every week to compose music and sing.

Deeply touched by their profound joy and with the desire to increase access to these services to more people, Leighton committed to donating the proceeds from his upcoming performance at IleSoniq Festival to support mental health and music therapy. Together with the Montreal General Hospital Foundation, we are starting a conversation about the importance of music in mental health and raising money to support music therapy and mental health initiatives.

How to participate

With #Thanks2Music, we are highlighting the power of music and sparking a conversation about mental health.

On social media, share a moment when music had an impact on you. It can be a concert, an album, a song; it’s up to you!

Tag 3 friends and challenge them to do the same. Don’t forget to use #Thanks2music to join the global conversation.

If you can, make a gift to the CODE LiFE Campaign and help us provide music therapy and other mental health services to more people.

Make a gift

Help us broaden the conversation on mental health and highlight the incredible power of music: bringing people together and changing lives.

Music reminds us all we’re human

At the Montreal General Hospital, the Music Therapy Program has a major impact on the lives of people who are dealing with mental health issues.

help us change lives

”Every time I participated in a music therapy session, I was blown away by how much good it did me. It gave me so much energy, so much joy! It’s incredible how much music can heal us.”

Read how music made a tremendous difference in Elinor’s life.

Read her story

In his studio at the Montreal General Hospital, music therapist Dany Bouchard uses music to connect with patients of the Mental Health Mission. Through regular sessions, Dany helps patients access their emotions, express their feelings, and open new doors to healing.

Learn more about the power of music therapy in this interview with Dany Bouchard (available only in French).

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Make a gift

Please note that charitable donations are tax deductible and receipts will be provided for tax purposes.

The Montreal General Hospital Foundation
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