June 2011

Do Music Therapists “Own” Music?

June 29, 2011
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I received an awesome comment from Maven reader Brid this week. He wrote:
Hi Kimberly, I’m perusing your site with particular interest at the moment. I’m actually a ‘nearly’ graduated occupational therapy student (just three weeks from the finish line!) and I’m also a keen musician – I have a MA in performance [...]

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Guest Post: 3 Cs to “Selling” Music Therapy

June 22, 2011
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I am incredibly exciting to bring you this guest post! I presented with the author, music therapist Sarah Thompson, at our most recent regional music therapy conference on offline and online marketing strategies. As soon as she explained the 3 Cs outlined below, I knew you’d want to know about it. So I asked Sarah [...]

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My #1 Business Mistake (Don’t Do What I Did!)

June 16, 2011
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Part of learning to become a good therapist is learning how to self-evaluate. What worked during a session? What didn’t work? Why didn’t it work? What would you do differently next time?
These same skills are important for business owners. We need to evaluate our programs, services, and marketing plans. Did that brochure work and attract [...]

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Maven Sponsor Shout-Outs!

June 13, 2011

I’m excited to share with you the wonderful Maven sponsors. They’re an impressive bunch and I’m honored that they’ve chosen to sponsor this blog. So please…if you haven’t had the chance to check them out, please do!

The Musical Autist is the brain-child of music teacher and soon-to-be-music-therapist CJ Diachenko. Ms. CJ started her blog just [...]

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My Life in 6 Songs

June 8, 2011
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My musical mojo is back!!!
After months and months of (mostly) sitting at the computer and typing, I’m finally creating opportunities to flex my musical muscles.
Just this week, I’ve taken–and passed!–an entrance exam so I can take a graduate music theory class. I also started playing flute in the community band …and I haven’t played in [...]

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Music Therapy Is…Music Re-Learning?

June 1, 2011
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My husband is a band director and music educator. He first heard about music therapy over 10 years ago–before we met–after getting his first college teaching job.
Given his first-hand experience of the power of music, he was very interested in learning about music therapy…and, more specifically, in the difference between music therapy and music education.
So [...]

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