To Volunteer Or Not To Volunteer?

As a music therapist, volunteerism is a grey area. Though music therapists offer a valuable skill set, we are also working to establish our profession in a market that doesn’t fully appreciate our employment potential. First off, my experiences volunteering […]

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What It’s Like When Your Music Therapy Major is Discontinued

Yesterday, I read a post by a blogger about her experiences combining music and neuroscience while she’s completing medical school and I was fascinated and inspired by her dedication to bringing music deeper into the medical community. But, I also […]

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How an Introvert Found Clinical Presence

Clinical presence. It’s all about creating a clear, safe environment for therapy to happen within.  As a music therapist, it’s a vital element that can make or break my sessions. When I was a student music therapist, this was something […]

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We Have a Tumblr!

I can’t ignore my addiction to Tumblr any longer. Thrive Music Therapy now has its own Tumblr page (www.thrivemusictherapy.tumblr.com) for those of you social networkers and microbloggers who would like to follow. It’ll offer shorter versions of any blog posts […]

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New Year, New Job

Okay, so maybe it’s a stretch for this to be my “New Year’s” post as Feburary is fast approaching. But I have good reason to be posting so late. I have a music therapy job! This is big news because […]

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Best Adult Songs for Children

As an early childhood music teacher, I’ve had a few surprises. One is that children are extremely imaginative. Like when I asked my kiddies what was missing from our “Wheels On the Bus” rendition, one boy told me we had […]

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