http://www.musictherapymaven.com The Business and Science of Music Therapy. The Life of a Music Therapist. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:15:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/07/top-5-music-therapy-topics-of-the-past-3-weeks/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/07/top-5-music-therapy-topics-of-the-past-3-weeks/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:08:50 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1607 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! I’m baaaack! It feels like it’s been a long time since I wrote! A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks: I’ve traveled with two young kids, moved to a new house, invaded [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/07/top-5-music-therapy-topics-of-the-past-3-weeks/feed/ 0 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/05/new-research-on-the-mozart-effect/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/05/new-research-on-the-mozart-effect/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 13:00:52 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1561 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! NOTE: I originally published this article on my Psychology Today blog, Your Musical Self, earlier this week. I thought you may enjoy reading it, so am sharing it with you here today. It’s finally here. [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/05/new-research-on-the-mozart-effect/feed/ 5 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/04/handouts-from-the-2010-mwamta-conference/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/04/handouts-from-the-2010-mwamta-conference/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:02:29 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1420 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! For those who attended my presentations at the Midwestern Regional Music Therapy Conference in Fort Collins this past weekend, here are the handouts! “Functional Neuroscience for the Clinical Music Therapist” Click here to download a handout [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/04/handouts-from-the-2010-mwamta-conference/feed/ 7 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/03/video-the-3-neurotransmitters/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/03/video-the-3-neurotransmitters/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:30:07 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1340 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! Last fall, you heard The Neurodevelopment Song. In January, it was Watch and Learn: The Mirror Neuron Song. Today, I bring you the third song in this (yet-to-be-named) series: The 3 Neurotransmitters. As therapists, [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/03/video-the-3-neurotransmitters/feed/ 6 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/02/5-bits-of-mish-mash-and-nuggets/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/02/5-bits-of-mish-mash-and-nuggets/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:10:53 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1282 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! Today’s article is a bit of a mish-mash of different topics. I tried to find a common thread between them…but no luck. And I didn’t want to focus on one particular area because I [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/02/5-bits-of-mish-mash-and-nuggets/feed/ 0 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/watch-and-learn-the-mirror-neuron-song/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/watch-and-learn-the-mirror-neuron-song/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:36:06 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1141 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! In the 1990s, scientists at the University of Parma were studying motor neurons in monkeys. They attached electrodes to a monkey’s brain cells responsible for movements. These electrodes recorded whenever those cells fired…a.k.a. whenever [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/watch-and-learn-the-mirror-neuron-song/feed/ 4 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/book-review-this-is-your-brain-on-music/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/book-review-this-is-your-brain-on-music/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:45:38 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1074 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! If you read my blog, you know that I am a big fan of neuroscience. The brain  fascinates me and understanding how it works is a big part of my clinical work. So it should [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/book-review-this-is-your-brain-on-music/feed/ 4 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/the-neurodevelopment-song-video/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/the-neurodevelopment-song-video/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:06:08 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1015 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! You asked for it and here it is–”The Neurodevelopment Song.” Why did I write a song about neurodevelopment? Mostly because I’m a big nerd…but also because I’m trying to improve my songwriting chops. And the [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/the-neurodevelopment-song-video/feed/ 14 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/11/the-traumatized-brain-handouts/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/11/the-traumatized-brain-handouts/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:00:33 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=964 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! If you’ve been following me on this blog or on Twitter and Facebook, you know that I am writing this from the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) national conference. We are in sunny San [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/11/the-traumatized-brain-handouts/feed/ 2 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/11/71-things-everyone-ought-to-know-about-the-brain-part-2/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/11/71-things-everyone-ought-to-know-about-the-brain-part-2/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:02 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=945 If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter!

If you like this post, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you like this site, you'll love the newsletter! This post is the second in a two-part series of ideas, facts, and resources all about the brain. They are based on a workshop I attended last weekend called “Linking Neuroscience to Clinical Practice.” [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/11/71-things-everyone-ought-to-know-about-the-brain-part-2/feed/ 2