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  • June 12, 2015

    Dreaming Big

    I’ve been waylaid in the last 2 weeks on writing a new post because I have been busy dreaming. I’ve been having a lot of conversations with people about what their next steps in life are going to be. I am personally at a point in my professional life where I’m no longer an extreme […]

  • May 27, 2015

    Let’s Talk About Iso-Principle: Part 2 – The Questions

    Last week I introduced and reviewed the topic of iso-principle. If you missed that post, you might want to head back to it here so that you are on the same page with me. I broke down my thoughts and opinions on the topic because I wanted to discuss something even more important: all of my […]

  • May 19, 2015

    Let’s Talk About Iso-Principle: The Introduction

    First off, an explanation of iso-principle is needed. The phrase “iso-principle” is specific to music therapy and was coined by a music therapist pioneer in the 1950’s. The most straightforward definition I have found is this: “[Iso-principle is] a technique by which music is matched with the mood of a client, then gradually altered to affect […]

  • May 11, 2015

    Accepting Defeat

    How do you practice self-care during the days when you feel defeated? This used to be in easier answer when I was younger and I could answer in a heartbeat: music. Duh. Music was my strongest outlet of emotional expression, social connection, and way to analyze the confusion of growing up. Now, however, music is my professional life. This […]

  • May 1, 2015

    Some Original Intervention Ideas

    During the past month, I’ve really been trying to create at least one original intervention/song for my sessions with my adults with IDD. Mostly, this is due to the fact that I’ve been trying to revamp my sessions and work on appropriate goals with these particular clients (which I’ve already hashed out in this blog post). When […]

  • April 27, 2015

    New Music Therapy materials!

    Gotta love when new materials arrive. These were a few items that had been on my wish list for awhile. Thanks to my family for the birthday presents!

  • April 24, 2015

    The Truth About Session Planning

    I must admit, before this winter, I had not session planned the old fashioned way in quite some time. Meaning, I actually planned ahead in advance what I was going to do moment-to-moment in my session. I had not done this in a long time as I had been in the medical and hospice setting […]

  • April 17, 2015

    About Music Therapy

    What is Music Therapy? The short answer?: Using music as the medium in evidenced-based way to make people feel better. The long answer?: Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. [From […]

  • April 16, 2015

    Balancing Our Thoughts

    Every so often, it’s exciting to reflect on how my skills as a music therapist have changed from student, to intern, to new professional. Luckily, I can clearly see progress and improvement throughout the years. Today was one of those days where I was both proud of, and discouraged by, my abilities to conduct a successful group […]

  • April 14, 2015

    Getting Started…

    Music therapy can often be a lonely setting for a music therapist. No matter how many clients or patients you may work with in a day, sometimes you come home and feel like you haven’t spoken to anyone all day. Often this is because you’re always “on” while working, and never have the opportunity to […]

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