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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2012
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May today and the rest of this weekend be filled with good food, good family, good friends, and reminders of all that is good in your life.

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#AMTA12: A Preconference Preview

October 9, 2012
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This post is coming a month earlier than usual, but I’m excited to write it! This week, the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is hosting it’s annual conference, this year at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles IL (just outside of Chicago). This is the time when thousands of music therapists from around the […]

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Mommy Mondays: Traveling with Kids

October 8, 2012
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This week the American Music Therapy Association is hosting it’s conference in St. Charles IL. In a field where the majority of professionals are women, it may not come as a surprise that there is a fairly continual stream of babies being born. Which also means that at any given conference, you’ll generally run into […]

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[PsychToday] Which Came First: Music or Language?

September 20, 2012
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Which came first: language or music? Traditionally, music has been considered an evolutionary byproduct of language. Language, after all, is one of the few skills we have that makes us uniquely human. Thus it has the more important evolutionary role. Music is just “auditory cheesecake.” Unimportant. Pretty little fluff. A misunderstood byproduct.But this tradition is […]

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Word Pair Confusions…Clarified?

August 30, 2012
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I vividly remember the first time I stared at a word, trying to figure out whether I had, in fact, spelled it correctly. It was high school and the word was… …”what.” That’s right. “What.” For whatever reason, I was looking at “what” and it looked wrong. I could not figure out what was happening […]

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[PsychToday] The Perks of Taking a Shower

August 24, 2012
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Earlier this week I had the happy privilege to talk to a roomful of music therapy and music education students about creativity. I talked about why creativity matters—and not just musical creativity. For these students, creativity in its many forms can help their future students and clients, it’s critical for their professional longevity and success, […]

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My Week in Pictures

August 16, 2012
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It’s been quite a week in my household! Lots of transitions and exciting things are happening. Instead of telling you about it…thought I would show you: First is the big, big, news that my oldest just started kindergarten. Crazy!!! He was excited, but a little nervous about riding the school bus all by himself. When […]

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Music Therapy Maven: A Retrospective

July 12, 2012
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I don’t know what’s gotten into me, but I’m feeling a bit nostalgic these days. Perhaps it’s reconnecting with old friends on Facebook, reading books that remind me of my grad school days, or watching my kids grow and thinking of my own childhood experiences. Doesn’t matter…other than I feel in the mood to remember […]

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25 Songs for Your Hot Summer Playlist

July 5, 2012
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Summer hit early and hit hard this year…in the Midwest and elsewhere around the country. In lieu of complaining about the heat, let’s celebrate it! Here are 25 summer songs to add to your playlist this hot, hot summer: Summertime (Gerswhin) Summer, from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons Summer of ’69 (Bryan Adams) Walking on Sunshine […]

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