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[PsychToday] Can You Divorce Music from Communication?

March 7, 2013
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I heard a claim this week that has thrown me for a loop: Music therapists should not be allowed to work by themselves with individuals with communication disorders. Given that I am a board certified music therapist (and have been for 10 years), my reaction to this claim is likely stronger than most. Nonetheless, I […]

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The Daily Blog 5/02/2009

May 4, 2009

All three of these links are related to the story of Snowball, the parrot who “dances” to music. This research has some interesting implications for understanding how and why rhythm influences movement patterns: gross motor, fine motor, and speech production. 1) Scientists: Some animals able to “dance” to music 2) Remarkable dancing birds: A cure […]

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