Music Therapy

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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Advocacy 101: An Intro to This Month’s Special Series

January 5, 2011

Watch this video to learn about this month’s special 4-week series:

As mentioned in this video, I’ll be sharing all the blogs and podcasts that are participating in this project. This week includes:

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Top 5 Music Therapy Topics of the Past 3 Weeks

July 13, 2010
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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 my mom’s house for a couple weeks, attended a family wedding, spent time on the beach, and overall took it easy. [...]

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Top 12 Reasons Why Music as Therapy Works

April 22, 2010

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 not yet posted, I wanted to share it with you, as I’ve written out many of the “arguments” I use to [...]

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5…No! 6 Bits of Mish-Mash and Nuggets

February 23, 2010

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 thought you’d be interested in all of them! (You are, aren’t you?)
So here are 5 bits of mish-mash and nuggets, in [...]

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