July 2009

“Momma” v. Therapist

July 30, 2009

This is an unofficial statistic, but I would say 85% of music therapists are women.
And of those, many are moms.
I am one of those moms. I have two beautiful children, a 2.5 year old and a 9 month old. And for me, being a mom makes me a better music therapist and being a music [...]

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How to Become a Music Therapist

July 28, 2009

So, you interested in music therapy? Think you have what it takes?
A music therapist’s training is fairly unique as it incorporates coursework in music (obviously!), psychology and therapy, anatomy and physiology, the biological, social and behavioral sciences, and disabilities. I like to say that, as a music therapist, I am a musician, scientist, and therapist [...]

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7 Simple Ways to Calm an Angry Child

July 23, 2009

We’ve all made this mistake. It’s human nature. Evolution, really. We can’t help it. We’re wired to respond this way.
A child gets angry. The child cries, yells, hits, pinches. Our blood pressure rises. Our voice gets louder. We get in their face so they pay attention to us. We bark at them.
Does this work? Maybe. [...]

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Read All About It! The New Music Therapy Scope of Practice

July 21, 2009

Music therapists are nationally board-certified. Any music therapist you work with should have an MT-BC (“Music Therapist – Board Certified”) credential, which indicates that person has met appropriate education and training criteria, both musical and clinical.
Our certification board (appropriately named the Certification Board for Music Therapists, or CBMT) oversees our MT-BC credential. Not only are [...]

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On the Virtues of the Autoharp

July 16, 2009

I hurt my finger on vacation. A marble bathroom sink top fell and tore off the top of my left hand ring finger (though not completely off…the ER doctor was happy my fingertip was “still attached”).
It took four stitches to hold my finger together. They just got removed this week. I can do most everything [...]

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The Daily Blog 07/14/2009

July 14, 2009

Anyone who has ever been on vacation knows that it takes time to both prepare for your departure and to transition back to work. As it is for me right now.
And in that spirit of trying to catch up with everything domestic and professional, I have decided that, instead of the knowledgeable, rich, thought-provoking content [...]

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