Music Therapy

It’s Blog Sponsor Week! Say Hi to the Music Therapy Tween

April 20, 2011
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It’s blog sponsor week! Throughout the week, I invite you to meet the wonderful sponsors of the Music Therapy Maven. Today, say hi to the Music Therapy Tween.
Michelle Erfurt is a busy lady. She provides music therapy services for Treasure Coast Hospice and in private practice, she runs the Music Therapy Tween blog, is [...]

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It’s Blog Sponsor Week! Introducing Music Therapy Tunes

April 19, 2011
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This week, I’d like to introduce you to the wonderful sponsors of the Music Therapy Maven. Today, meet Margie La Bella from MusicTherapyTunes.com. In addition to being a board-certified music therapist, Margie is an award-winning singer and songwriter of children’s songs. Through Music Therapy Tunes, you can access her original songs, as well as lesson [...]

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It’s Raining Awesome YouTube Videos!

March 28, 2011

Ever hear the saying “when it rains, it pours”? Well, it was raining awesome YouTube videos for me last week!
Below are three videos I highly recommend you watch. The first is an interview between Ellen (yes, THAT Ellen) and Jodi Picoult, author of the music therapist’s favorite new book, Sing You Home. They don’t chat [...]

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Movie Review: The Music Never Stopped

March 16, 2011
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This is the month of music therapy reviews! Last week, I shared with you my review of Jodi Picoult’s new book, Sing You Home (and I invite you to check it out–especially the insightful comments others shared!).
This week, I share with you my review of the almost-released movie The Music Never Stopped.
Review of The Music [...]

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Happy 2nd Anniversary, Music Therapy Maven!

February 16, 2011
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On February 13th, 2009 I hit “Publish” for the very first time, not realizing the incredible, life-changing journey that was about to happen. Starting this blog has jump-started new friendships, opened up job opportunities, and introduced me to people all over the world. It’s been an amazing ride!
This blog would not survive and thrive without [...]

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What is a typical music therapy session like?

February 9, 2011
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See the title? That’s a question that can’t really be answered.
There is no such thing as a “typical” music therapy session. A music therapy session will look vastly different depending on who we work with and where we work with them.
That said, there are certain components that are inherent to a music therapy session. Although [...]

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Thank You For Your Advocacy

January 26, 2011
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I am truly humbled and feeling very grateful right now…
Summary of the Social Media Advocacy Project
This month’s social media advocacy project started with a phone call last December. It was a conference call with music therapists on the Florida State Task Force…a call I wasn’t even on! Somehow the idea started to ask music therapy [...]

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What is Advocacy? And How You Can Do It

January 19, 2011

It’s all spelled out in this 6 minute video. Enjoy

Can’t see the video? Please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LpWc5SoFNA to catch it on YouTube.
Last week, a SLEW of music therapy bloggers posted articles on music therapy advocacy. I’m super excited to share them with you here:

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What is Music Therapy State Recognition?

January 12, 2011
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If you watched my video in last week’s post, you heard me throw around phrases like “State Recognition Operational Plan” (SROP) and “music therapy recognition.” But what does that mean exactly?
We’re in the middle of a special series this month all about music therapy advocacy and policy. This week, I’ll give you a brief description [...]

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