A Snapshot of Music Therapy Around the World (Infographic)

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The Best Music Therapists Make Mistakes (or, What Coding Taught Me About Music Therapy)

The Best Music Therapists Make Mistakes (or, What Coding Taught Me About Music Therapy)

“So, why would a music therapist want to learn how to code?” This question was posed to me at 8:30p on a Friday night in a quiet, nondescript office building just south of downtown Portland. I’m sitting in a room […]

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Lessons From My First Year of Teaching

I’ve spent a lot of time in school (almost 20 years by my count.) And it was exactly nine months ago today that I had another first day of school, but this time as a professor. One year later and […]

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Three Lazy Ways to Become a Better Music Therapist

Music therapists are a busy bunch. In addition to leading sessions, we’re often on the road for hours a day driving between clients, and none of this includes time for documentation and planning for our next sessions. Many of us […]

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How Can Music Therapy Support Early-Career Academics?

Once again, I’m sitting in a coffeehouse on a rainy Tuesday morning, Bluetooth keyboard out and ready to catch up on one of my multiple writing projects that are perpetually in-progress. This is Portland, so of course I’m seated in […]

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Music Therapy Things I Did for the First Time in 2017

The new year is just about here and every blog, website, and podcast seems to be doing a “Year in Review” post; I’m not above jumping on that bandwagon too. For a twist, I’m focusing on the new experiences I […]

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