What We Owe Each Other As Music Therapists

Brea Murakami, MM, MT-BC An update from January 18th, 2022 summarizing the impact of this blog post from July 2021 – January 2022 can be read here. In June 2021, I published my first solo-authored journal article about the Music […]

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What characterizes each music and health modality? (Infographic)

What characterizes each music and health modality? (Infographic)

It’s been 9 years this semester since I started my undergrad studies in music therapy. Back then, when I told people I was majoring in music therapy, they usually asked one of three questions: 1) What is music therapy?, 2) […]

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TEDx Talks Given by Music Therapists

TEDx Talks Given by Music Therapists

With an explosion of media attention the last few years, music therapists are finally getting their time in the spotlight. Check out these 10 TEDx videos to get a new perspective on music therapy in under 15 minutes. Tim Ringgold, MT-BC Jodi Winnwalker, LCSW, MT-BC […]

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Breaking Down Barriers Between Medicine and the Creative Arts

This weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to attend a talk about art therapy and its neurological benefits as told through a neurologist’s experiences as his father grew into an artist while struggling with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Hearing Dr. Daniel […]

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Lessons From Lobby Day

On March 18th, 2015 I attended my first music therapy lobby day in Springfield, IL. Things I learned that day: 1) People walk very fast in the capitol 2) Being a constituent is powerful 3) Change can be made. As […]

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Music Therapy Is Like a Gluten Free Diet

Last week, I had the treat of going out on a double date with a music therapist and her husband. As the four of us enjoyed dinner, the music therapists starting quizzing the gentlemen about whether they knew what music therapy was […]

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