2012 Social Media Advocacy Project in Numbers

February 2, 2012
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It’s early February and we are wrapping up what I consider to be a very successful Social Media Advocacy project! Last December, I sent a tickler email out to over 3 dozen music therapy bloggers and podcasters, inviting them to participate in this project. Here’s what we ended up with: Forty participating blogs/podcasts published 50 […]

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Top 10 Times You’re an Advocate and You Don’t Even Know It

January 26, 2012
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This month, everyone in the online music therapy community has been talking about advocacy. Advocacy, Advocacy, ADVOCACY! What is advocacy? Simply put, advocacy involves passion for an idea and commitment to a cause. Advocacy is a language–it’s using your words and your stories to get someone else interested in what you have to say. And […]

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The Music Therapist’s Guide to State Recognition

January 19, 2012
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I am writing today’s post with my “CBMT Regulatory Affairs” hat on. This month’s Social Media Advocacy project is an off-shoot of a larger, national initiative to get state recognition of the music therapy profession and our MT-BC credential. State recognition can be a tricky concept to wrap our heads around. “Do you mean licensure?” […]

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Top Music Therapy Trends of 2012: A Wishlist

January 11, 2012
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The new year brings it’s share of articles and posts that start with phrases like “the best of…”, “top ____ stories of…”, and “top _____ trends to watch for…” This year, I’ve decided to create my own list: top music therapy trends of 2012. This list is mostly a “wishlist” of what I would like […]

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It’s Social Media Advocacy Month!

January 4, 2012
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The 2nd annual Social Media Advocacy month has officially launched! If you read other music therapy blogs or listen to music therapy podcasts, you’ll notice a lot of us will be talking about advocacy. That is because over two dozen music therapy bloggers and podcasters are participating in a project in which we use social […]

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Best of 2011: The Top 10 Maven Posts

December 28, 2011
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As we wrap up 2011, thought I would jump on the “best of ” bandwagon and contribute a list of the top Maven posts from this past year. Your views did the voting…and here’s what you liked: 10. It’s Raining Awesome YouTube Videos! (March 2011) For whatever reason, last spring there was a plethora of […]

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Happy Holidays from the Music Therapy Maven!

December 21, 2011

Wishing you a joyous and happy holiday with your loved ones…from my family to yours.   The 2011 Moore Holiday Letter Twas the week before Christmas and as you can tell / my voice doesn’t sound right, can’t sing very well. So in lieu of our annual holiday song / this poem must suffice to […]

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Holiday PhD Gratitude – Top 5 Things I’m Grateful For

December 14, 2011
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Today I finish my first semester of my PhD!!!!!!!!!! I don’t know that I can adequately express in words how excited I am to have finished this first chapter in my doctorale career. I recognize that I still have a looooong way to go…but I also think it’s important to celebrate the baby steps along […]

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Maven Sponsor Shout-Out!

December 12, 2011

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 this blog. So please…if you haven’t had the chance to check them out, do!   Please join me in saying “hi!” to the latest Maven sponsor, A Perfect Lullaby. Developed by music therapist–and […]

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