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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My Career Stumbles (So Far)

I have no idea why the American Music Therapy Association plans their annual conference the weekend before Thanksgiving. Every November, I’m on the road (or in the air) for a week or more depending on where the conference is held […]

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A Japanese Music Therapy Academic at WCMT 2017

A Japanese Music Therapy Academic at WCMT 2017

Three months isn’t too late to write a blog post, right? One of the stops during my whirlwind of a summer was attending the World Congress for Music Therapy (WCMT) in Tsukuba, Japan in July 2017. When I was asked […]

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Is Music Therapy Taking Over My Life?

Is Music Therapy Taking Over My Life?

I moved to Portland, Oregon six weeks ago solely for a job. When I first got here I didn’t know anyone and I hadn’t visited before, but now my new city and life are starting to feel familiar. I’ve memorized […]

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