Book Review: Why We Like Music

December 7, 2011
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I am super-excited to share with you a book recently introduced to me: Why We Like Music: Ear, Emotion, Evolution. The book was originally published in Italy about 5 years. It has been translated into English by Stephen Thomson Moore and released just two months ago by New World Media. Here’s the short version of […]

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I Am Not Superwoman

November 30, 2011
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One of the most common questions I get is “Kimberly…how do you juggle it all?” There’s a certain part of me that puffs with pride when I hear this. It’s true–I’m a working mother of two, a wife, and a career woman who just decided to go back to school full-time for a PhD. There’s […]

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#AMTA11: The Top 17 Recap

November 21, 2011
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Still recovering… It’s been a little over 24 hours since I touched down in Kansas City. I spent the last half of last week attending the 2011 American Music Therapy Association conference in Atlanta GA. WHAT A WEEK! Top 17 AMTA11 Moments It seems nearly impossible to share just a handful of highlights, so I […]

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(Guest Post) Show Us What You Got: Tips for Shining Throughout the Internship Application Process

November 16, 2011
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I absolutely love my clinical work at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), where I have the privilege of working with amazing children with special needs every day. In addition to my role as a clinician, I also serve as a supervisor to music therapy interns. This role is just as fulfilling, but in a different way. […]

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CONFERENCE!!!

November 14, 2011
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Can you tell from my title that I’m excited for our national music therapy conference this week? 🙂 I am super-fortunate (and way excited) to be preparing again for our annual music therapy conference. As part of these preparations, I’ve got an awesome guest post lined up that will be timely for those interviewing for […]

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Book Review: I Think I Love You

November 9, 2011
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Last spring, the music therapy community was all abuzz with the release of two major forms of media–a book and a movie–that both featured music therapy. The book and movie both received wonderful reviews and, from my perspective, highlighted music therapy in an accurate, positive way. But did you hear about the second book? Its […]

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Top 7 Favorite Apps and Tech Toys for Students

November 2, 2011
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It’s only been 5 years since I graduated with my Masters, but so much about being a student has changed! Before, I hand-wrote all my class notes and made sure to carry by $80 flash drive with…what?…8 MB of memory from my apartment computer to the school computer. During my undergraduate to graduate years, we […]

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Why “Holidays” Are Important (And It’s Not What You Think)

October 26, 2011
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As this is being posted, I’m getting ready to head out-of-town for my sister’s wedding. As with most travel events, it’s highly stressful getting ready to leave. You spend hours and several late nights trying to get ahead on work, laundry, dishes, and cleaning, so that you can actually let go and relax for a […]

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Guest Post: The Day My Business Died

October 19, 2011

I’m so excited to introduce you to music therapist, blogger, and boomwhacker extraordinaire Kat Fulton. Kat blogs at Rhythm for Good and runs the San Diego-based private practice Sound Health Music. Her infectious personality shines through her writing and she’s brimming with great ideas. Keep reading to learn more… I’d like to share the three […]

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