The products and services listed below are ones that I know, have used, and recommend for you. Where possible, I include a link to the article that reviews or describes the product or service.
Books
Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence
changed the way I work with my clients. I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone who works with trauma-influenced children or adults. Read this article for a review.
Who’s Who of the Brain: A Guide to Its Inhabitants, Where They Live and What They Do
is an easy-to-read introduction to the anatomy and function of the brain. I mention this book in this article.
The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life
. To read a review of this book, click here.
Electronics
My new favorite toy: Flip Camcorder (120 Minutes)
. I have been using my Flip camera all the time, from recording my kids to making short educational videos (Want proof? Check out my YouTube channel). The Flip camcorder is meant entirely for making it easy to shoot digital video, upload it to your computer, and post it online. You won’t find many bells and whistles, but you will find a camcorder that is reasonably priced ($120-200), sleek, and easy-to-use.
Zoom H4n Portable Digital Audio Recorder
. This is my other new favorite toy–a very high-quality, portable audio recorder. I plan to use this when I want to record client songs, lectures/workshops, and podcasts/interviews (a future Music Therapy Maven project). The audio file is easily transferred to my computer for editing and copying and the sound quality from the built-in mics (you can also use external mics) is amazing. Check out this short clip of my son singing. There are a couple of down-sides. The design and how you operate the recorder is not very intuitive and it has way more functions than I will ever need or use. That said, it’s a solid investment for any music therapist.
CDs and Music
Here Comes Science [CD/DVD]
, an educational CD released by the band They Might Be Giants. Tracks address different science topics–biology, chemistry, geology, astronomny, etc. To read more about this set, click here.
Audiobooks
My absolute favorite way to catch up on my reading is to listen to audiobooks. I don’t have time to sit and read a book. Instead, I get my reading in while working out and driving.
My favorite source for downloading audiobooks is
. It’s affordable and easy-to-use. I get to read a full book a month for less than $15–and at 6-8 hours of listening, that’s plenty!
Click this link to get started now:
To read my review of Audible, click here.
Email Newsletters
I use one service for all my email newsletters: Aweber. After researching multiple ways to manage an email campaign, Aweber came out as the #1 recommended service. I started using Aweber in September 2009 and am incredibly happy. It’s easy-to-use and the customer service is excellent. Aweber is now managing both my Music Therapy Maven email newsletter and my client email list.
Click here to learn more about what Aweber can do for you: http://aweber.com/?331502
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