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Music and Musicking

August 7, 2018
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I have a confession: I am not a fan of the word “musicking.” Not only is it a silly-sounding word to me, but you can’t even find it in Merriam-Webster. (Okay, technically it’s described as the “present participle of music,” meaning it’s the ongoing action of the thing called “music.” But unlike other present participles […]

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[PsychToday] The Legacy of Pete Seeger: A Music Therapist’s Perspective

January 31, 2014
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The world lost an amazing human being this week. Pete Seeger has been called many things: a singer, a banjo player, a songwriter, an activist, a troubadour, a folk singer, “un-American,” a teacher, a champion. His legacy and mark on the world will undoubtably continue for many years…Read more.

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Conference Musings: #MWAMTA12 and #AAD12

April 20, 2012
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I am fresh off of two back-to-back conferences. Last Thursday, I drove up to Iowa City for the annual midwestern regional music therapy conference. Drove back to Kansas City Saturday night–managing to avoid the nasty storms due to a tip from a friend–and hopped on a plane bright and early Sunday morning, bound for Washington […]

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Therapy is Like Skiing (Kinda)

March 25, 2010

I went to Breckenridge last weekend with my Dad and my two kids. It was my first time skiing in four years (it’s hard to ski when your pregnant or nursing a newborn!). My Dad’s been skiing almost yearly for about 50 years. Me? I’ve been a couple dozen times over the past 15. My […]

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