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[PsychToday] “Thank You Mister Speaker”: On Music and Social Behaviors

May 9, 2013
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Think music doesn’t matter in our lives? You would be hard-pressed to watch this 2 minute clip and not see how music can change the entire mood of a rather serious group of people…Read more

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Mommy Monday: Rituals and the Caregiver-Child Bond

April 29, 2013
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A fellow graduate music therapy student recently defended her master’s thesis. The defense itself was amazing, but what was even more amazing was her research—a heuristic, grounded theory study that explored how community-based music groups support bonding and attachment in adoptive families. Her research is worth a blog series and more . . . but, […]

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Product Review: Sing to Your Baby

May 24, 2012
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One of the extreme pleasures of being a blogger is that, on occasion, you get invited to review a really great book or product. This post is one such review. “Sing to Your Baby” is my new favorite baby shower/new baby gift. It’s a book and CD set of “love songs and sing-plays for new […]

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