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Music Therapy First Aid: Using Music for Disaster Relief

June 28, 2012

I’ve been following the horrific wildfires that have been spreading in Colorado this month. Have you? As a recent Colorado resident, it’s so hard to imagine the devastation happening in that beautiful part of our country. I have many friends who continue to post pictures of the fires on Facebook and one who lost her […]

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Book Review: How to Write a Lot

June 21, 2012

I’ve been on a bit of a reading kick lately. In truth, most of it is for various research projects for my doctorate degree, but I’ve managed to squeeze in more “fun” reading on the side. One such “fun” reading book is Dr. Paul Silva’s How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive […]

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Maven Sponsor Shout-Out

June 14, 2012

I’m excited to share with you these wonderful Maven sponsors. They’re an impressive bunch and I’m honored that they’ve chosen to sponsor and support this blog. So please…if you haven’t had the chance to check them out, do! Developed by music therapist–and fellow Iowa alum–Matt Logan, the A Perfect Lullaby CD takes all the work […]

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Defining Emotion Regulation

June 7, 2012

Last week, I wrote about the importance of clear writing and talking when making a concept easy to understand. This week, I will put it into practice. I am struggling with clearly defining, writing, and talking about my research interest: the effect of music on emotion regulation. The first hurdle is to define “emotion regulation” […]

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Accessible Ideas = Clear Thinking = Clear Writing + Clear Talking

May 31, 2012

At this point in my career–more specifically my career in academia–it’s helpful to have a research idea or focus in mind. Though not vital since I’m still a year out from working on my dissertation proposal, it helps. Why? With a research intent in mind, you can gear all your coursework papers and projects around […]

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Product Review: Sing to Your Baby

May 24, 2012

One of the extreme pleasures of being a blogger is that, on occasion, you get invited to review a really great book or product. This post is one such review. “Sing to Your Baby” is my new favorite baby shower/new baby gift. It’s a book and CD set of “love songs and sing-plays for new […]

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Top 21 Things I Learned Surviving My First Year as a Working Mama PhD Student

May 16, 2012

It is done! As of last week, I have survived my first year as a working mama PhD student! There were growing pains, time management pains, lots to celebrate, and–of course–lots of learning both inside and outside the classroom. Beyond narrative research, biopsychology, systematic reviews, and music therapy supervision…what did I learn this year? Here’s […]

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Guest Post: #AAD12 and My Advocacy Addiction, By a Blogging Virgin

May 9, 2012

Last month, I had the great pleasure to attend the 25th annual Arts Advocacy Day. And I wasn’t alone. In addition to friends and colleagues from the American Music Therapy Association, Jamie George, an Atlanta-based music therapist, flew up from Georgia to participate. I invited Jamie to share her thoughts on the experience…and I think […]

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Guest Post: Focusing on our Field, our Profession, and our Clients

April 26, 2012

I am excited and pleased to introduce you to Meredith Pizzi, a Boston-based music therapist and business owner. As you may remember from my post a couple weeks ago, our profession is considering a move to becoming a Masters-level entry field. I had heard through the grapevine that Meredith had some insightful thoughts on this […]

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