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Book Review: This is Your Brain on Music

January 7, 2010

If you read my blog, you know that I am a big fan of neuroscience. The brain  fascinates me and understanding how it works is a big part of my clinical work.
So it should be no surprise that Dan Levitin’s book This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession has been [...]

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Will These Songs Help You?

October 5, 2009

I have two items to address in today’s post. They are completely and totally unrelated.
Music Therapy Conference Tweetup
Wait…a tweetup? What’s that?
I will post a video this week that defines a tweetup and how it relates to our upcoming national music therapy conference.

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Nurturing your Inner Musician

October 1, 2009

(Today’s post is a short, but important, one. I got busy this week getting caught up on bookkeeping. Not my favorite task. Think my next luxury will be to hire bookkeepers.)
All music therapists are musicians first. We are performers and we love music.
As such, it’s important for our personal and professional health to nurture our [...]

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The 5 Most Important Things to Know About Neurodevelopment

September 10, 2009

My favorite graduate courses were the neuroscience courses. It fascinated me how the brain was organized, how it functioned, and how this incredibly complex and dynamic organism could be broken down and understood in simpler parts. Amazing.
And now that I work with trauma-influenced children, I’ve learned much more about neurodevelopment. I have had first-hand experience [...]

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The Modern-Day Protest Song

August 27, 2009

I hope you’ve heard this story. It’s pretty cool.
David Carroll, a singer-songwriter, tried to work with United Airlines for over a year because they broke his Taylor guitar and refused to cover the repair costs.
So what does Mr. Carroll do to fight this mistreatment? Sue?
Nope! Mr. Carroll promised United he would write 3 songs about [...]

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It’s All About the Relationship

August 20, 2009

I was reminded recently about how important our relationships are with out clients. Music therapists often talk about the power of music and how beneficial it is. And it is, but the therapeutic relationship we have with our clients is of primary importance.
One of my clients is the Namaqua Center, a residential treatment center for [...]

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3 Reasons Why Music Education is Here to Stay

May 26, 2009

I was in Detroit this past weekend attending a cousin’s wedding. I met a woman and we soon began talking about children and about our work. When the conversation turns to work, I frequently get asked  “What is music therapy?” and this conversation was no exception. My new friend said her high school daughter is [...]

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The Daily Blog 4/24/2009

April 24, 2009

The Songs They Can’t Forget

This is The New York Times! Probably one of the best media articles I have ever read about music therapy. It highlights two very well-known and well respected music therapy professors, Dr. Alicia Clair (University of Kansas) and Dr. Kate Gfeller (University of Iowa). Read it…it will move you.

The Bach Project

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The Daily Blog 04/17/2009

April 17, 2009

I am starting a new category of posts. These posts will include links to other blog postings with information related to music therapy and music and the brain. Lots of people out there are writing about lots of interesting things and sharing lots of fascinating information that should be shared.
So, in this inaugural Daily Blog [...]

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