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Using Social Media to Build Your Music Therapy Services

July 20, 2011
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I am very excited to share with you the wisdom of Tamara Suttle, mastermind behind the blog Private Practice from the Inside Out. Tamara is a licensed professional counselor out in Denver, CO who’s been practicing since 1991 and blogging since 2009. Needless to say…she’s got a lot of good information to share! What I […]

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How Twitter Hashtags Enhance the Conference Experience For Those Who DON’T Go

March 30, 2011
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Twice a year, you’ll notice that I–and other music therapists–start talking about one thing over and over and over again… Conference! In the fall, we chat about the annual national conference for the American Music Therapy Association. In the spring, it’s our 7 regional music therapy conferences. I’ve noticed a change in the past couple […]

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Top Music Therapy Maven Posts of 2010

December 31, 2010
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So I mentioned last week that I would be taking a couple weeks off for the holidays…Ha! Just kidding! Earlier this year, I added a feature to my WordPress blog that allows me to track statistics for all my blog articles. I know which articles you’ve read the most, what you’ve commented on the most, […]

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Tweetups and Twitter Names? You Decide!

November 3, 2010
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I need your help and I need your input. Please read a little of the background info, then answer the two simple questions at the bottom of this post. Thanks! I have seen an amazing growth of Twittering music therapists over the past year. One year ago, I basically knew every music therapist who was […]

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Essential Tools and Tips for a Successful Marketing Strategy

September 15, 2010
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It takes 7 contacts before you reach someone. No matter what action you want that “someone” to take (Buy this! Donate here! Read now!), it takes an average of 7 exposures for that person to take the action. Exposures can include many things: a phone call, an email newsletter, a Twitter update, a brochure. The […]

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6 Ways to Help Your Social Media Career Soar

July 29, 2010
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Believe it or not, but I only ventured into the world of social media (which includes blogging, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.) in February 2009. That’s just 17 months ago. It’s been quite a ride over the past year. All the people I’ve met (virtually and in person), all the information learned, and connections made–it’s […]

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Music Therapy Bloggers to Watch in 2010

January 21, 2010

Darren Rowse at Problogger gave his readers a challenge to write our own “bloggers to watch in 2010” article. It seemed like fun (and is different from posts I typically write), so thought I’d take the plunge. These are music therapy bloggers (professionals and students) I follow and whose blogs inspire, entertain, and educate. Here […]

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A Week of Movin’ and Shakin’

January 12, 2010

It’s been a busy week for me and my blog. I’ve been working on several new projects that I hope will benefit you. Here’s the brief run-down: New Project 1 First (this one’s primarily for music therapists and music therapy students), I am developing a series of courses designed to help and support you. I […]

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Why Start a Blog? (Video)

October 29, 2009

Rachel Rambach, a music therapist friend of mine over at Listen & Learn Music, is giving a presentation on blogging at the AMTA National Conference next month. (AMTA stands for American Music Therapy Association. It’s our official national association, so this is a pretty big deal!) Rachel reached out to a bunch of us who […]

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