Private Practice

Guest Post: Private Practice – Music Therapy Thoughts for Consideration by Clinicians Starting Out.

April 20, 2009

Amanda Bryant, MT-BC, NMT has been a self-employed music therapist since 1996, longer than most. As such, there are questions she is repeatedly asked by music therapists just dipping their toes into the world of private practice and self-employment. It’s a daunting prospect. Here are some of Amanda’s musings, what she considers to be essential […]

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Payroll Taxes Simplified, Part II

April 17, 2009

About a month ago, I wrote a post called Payroll Taxes Simplified, Part I. That post defined terms needed to understand the “what” of payroll taxes. This post will provide an overview of the tax schedule, the “when” of payroll taxes. As before, a disclaimer: I am not an accountant. This post does not replace […]

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Payroll Taxes Simplified, Part I

March 20, 2009

The picture you see is what I looked like for the past two years as quarterly filings came due. It took me hours to make all the calculations, fill out all the forms, double-check that I had the correct forms, make sure I made the correct payments PLUS make sure I had the correct ones […]

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Music and Business and Research, Oh My!

February 13, 2009

Welcome to my blog! This blog will be dedicated to providing insights, information, and life lessons learned from my personal experiences as a music therapist and a small business owner. I work hard to learn as much as possible in the areas of business, sales & marketing, music therapy, and neuroscience. I read books, listen […]

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