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Handouts from the 2010 #mwamta Conference

April 12, 2010

For those who attended my presentations at the Midwestern Regional Music Therapy Conference in Fort Collins this past weekend, here are the handouts! “Functional Neuroscience for the Clinical Music Therapist” Click here to download a handout (pdf) from this presentation “Music Therapy in a Web 2.0 World: How You Can Harness the Power of the […]

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Sponsorship Contest 2010: Meet The Winners!

April 5, 2010

Last month, to help celebrate my blog’s first anniversary, I decided to hold a little sponsorship experiment. The winners of the experiment would get free ad space here on the blog for the entire month of April. And guess what? It worked! I’m pleased to announce this year’s winners, in no particular order: Clinical Rhythms […]

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Top 7 Reasons to Attend Conference

April 1, 2010

So, did you see all the chatter on Facebook and Twitter last week about #seramta and #swamta? It’s conference time! Every fall, the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) hosts our national music therapy conference. Then, in the spring, the 7 regions of AMTA host their smaller regional conference. (I’m in the Midwestern region and am […]

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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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Music Therapy Maven Sponsorship Contest

March 11, 2010

Thought I’d put myself out there and try something new and different. There are lots of great blogs I enjoy reading. Music therapy blogs. Science blogs. Business blogs. I recently read a post that described a blog sponsorship experiment hosted by the guy behind World’s Strongest Librarian. And I thought: Why not? As you know, […]

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We’re 1! Happy Anniversary Music Therapy Maven!

March 2, 2010

Let’s hope I’m better at remembering my wedding anniversary than I am my professional ones! February 13th was the 1-year anniversary of the very first blog post I wrote on this blog. I’ve been reflecting over the past couple of weeks on the journey I’ve had this year. There have been some surprising twists and […]

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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, […]

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Survey Results: What Music Therapists Want

February 16, 2010

About a month ago, I asked my music therapy readers to fill out a short survey. I was hoping 30-35 people would respond. But I was blown away by the response–106 music therapists filled it out! I’ve been meaning to share the results with you for awhile, but “life” gets in the way sometimes. Better […]

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The Human Spirit is Beautiful

February 11, 2010

Spirit (n): The principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans; an attitude of principle that inspires, animates, or pervades thought, feeling, or action I believe the human spirit is beautiful. I believe in the inherent good in all people. I see it in the eyes of the grandmother, raising her grandson, who struggles […]

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