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/2010/04/top-12-reasons-why-music-as-therapy-works/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/04/top-12-reasons-why-music-as-therapy-works/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:57:32 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1418 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! UPDATE: The Posit Science article was posted! You can read it here. I was recently invited to write an article for Posit Science, a company dedicated to brain fitness and interested in neuroscience. Although it’s [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/04/top-12-reasons-why-music-as-therapy-works/feed/ 1 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/2010/02/how-to-make-music-therapy-sticky/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/02/how-to-make-music-therapy-sticky/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:24:30 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1226 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 going to try something new. When people ask me “What is music therapy?”, I’ll say: We use music to make your life better. I’ve been reading a book called Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/02/how-to-make-music-therapy-sticky/feed/ 8 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/were-in-the-paper/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/were-in-the-paper/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:03:26 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1107 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 follow me on Twitter or are a fan of Neurosong on Facebook, you already know I have some exciting news to share with you. Last December, a reporter from our local paper, the [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2010/01/were-in-the-paper/feed/ 0 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-dr-e-thayor-gaston-part-3/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-dr-e-thayor-gaston-part-3/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:00:12 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1024 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 the past two weeks, we’ve delved into the “father of music therapy,” Dr. E. Thayor Gaston. Guest writer Anita Louise Steele, music therapy professor at Ohio University, shares her memories of Dr. Gaston [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-dr-e-thayor-gaston-part-3/feed/ 0 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-the-father-of-music-therapy-part-2/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-the-father-of-music-therapy-part-2/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:04 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1022 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 week, we started a three-part series written by guest author, and Ohio University teacher, Professor Anita Louise Steele. Professor Steele studied with the “father of music therapy”, Dr. E. Thayor Gaston. Here, in [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-the-father-of-music-therapy-part-2/feed/ 2 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/celebrating-100-blog-posts/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/celebrating-100-blog-posts/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:14:27 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1041 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 can’t believe it–this is my 100th blog post! Thank you all so much for reading my blog, for your comments, your support, and your questions. I keep this going because of you. My very [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/celebrating-100-blog-posts/feed/ 2 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-the-father-of-music-therapy-part-1/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-the-father-of-music-therapy-part-1/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:54:06 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=1019 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 month, I heard fellow music therapist Janice Harris interview Professor Anita Louise Steele on her podcast, The Music Therapy Show with Janice Harris (to listen to the interview, which I recommend cause it [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/12/remembering-the-father-of-music-therapy-part-1/feed/ 2 http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/09/a-call-to-attention-and-the-4-different-types/ http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/09/a-call-to-attention-and-the-4-different-types/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:52:24 +0000 Kimberly http://www.musictherapymaven.com/?p=757 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! One of the most common goals music therapists address are attention goals. For example: Goal: To increase attention span. Goal: To promote on-task behavior. Goal: To improve attention to task. …and so on. Attention. It’s a basic yet foundational [...]]]> http://www.musictherapymaven.com/2009/09/a-call-to-attention-and-the-4-different-types/feed/ 1