Happy Holidays from the Music Therapy Maven!

December 21, 2011

Wishing you a joyous and happy holiday with your loved ones…from my family to yours.
 

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Holiday PhD Gratitude – Top 5 Things I’m Grateful For

December 14, 2011
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Today I finish my first semester of my PhD!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t know that I can adequately express in words how excited I am to have finished this first chapter in my doctorale career. I recognize that I still have a looooong way to go…but I also think it’s important to celebrate the baby steps along the [...]

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Maven Sponsor Shout-Out!

December 12, 2011

I’m excited to share with you these 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, do!
 
Please join me in saying “hi!” to the latest Maven sponsor, A Perfect Lullaby. Developed by music therapist–and fellow Iowa [...]

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Book Review: Why We Like Music

December 7, 2011
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I am super-excited to share with you a book recently introduced to me: Why We Like Music: Ear, Emotion, Evolution. The book was originally published in Italy about 5 years. It has been translated into English by Stephen Thomson Moore and released just two months ago by New World Media.
Here’s the short version of this [...]

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I Am Not Superwoman

November 30, 2011
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One of the most common questions I get is “Kimberly…how do you juggle it all?”
There’s a certain part of me that puffs with pride when I hear this. It’s true–I’m a working mother of two, a wife, and a career woman who just decided to go back to school full-time for a PhD. There’s a [...]

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#AMTA11: The Top 17 Recap

November 21, 2011
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Still recovering…
It’s been a little over 24 hours since I touched down in Kansas City. I spent the last half of last week attending the 2011 American Music Therapy Association conference in Atlanta GA.
WHAT A WEEK!
Top 17 AMTA11 Moments

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(Guest Post) Show Us What You Got: Tips for Shining Throughout the Internship Application Process

November 16, 2011
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I absolutely love my clinical work at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), where I have the privilege of working with amazing children with special needs every day. In addition to my role as a clinician, I also serve as a supervisor to music therapy interns. This role is just as fulfilling, but in a different way. [...]

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CONFERENCE!!!

November 14, 2011
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Can you tell from my title that I’m excited for our national music therapy conference this week?
I am super-fortunate (and way excited) to be preparing again for our annual music therapy conference. As part of these preparations, I’ve got an awesome guest post lined up that will be timely for those interviewing for [...]

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Book Review: I Think I Love You

November 9, 2011
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Last spring, the music therapy community was all abuzz with the release of two major forms of media–a book and a movie–that both featured music therapy. The book and movie both received wonderful reviews and, from my perspective, highlighted music therapy in an accurate, positive way.
But did you hear about the second book?
Its true! A [...]

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