Smile! The Importance of Affect

September 23, 2011

In preface to this post, I want to define the word “affect” as it is used here. In psychiatric or psychological terms, affect basically refers the emotions expressed non-verbally by a patient or client. For example, you might hear or see terms such as flat affect (showing no emotion at all), blunted affect (showing little [...]

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Imagine Early Childhood Online Magazine Release

September 18, 2011

This week, the 2nd edition of Imagine Early Childhood Online Magazine was released. It’s sponsored by the American Music Therapy Association, and it is dedicated to early childhood music therapy. This is an exciting issue – check out the details! In this edition, I interviewed expert music therapist, Kim Hawkins. The podcast is entitled, “PracticingMusic [...]

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Technology Unites Through Music

May 3, 2011

This is such a neat project. I’ve heard many people talk about the ways in which technology seems to isolate us. For example, the television ruining dinner conversation, or iPods being used to block out background sounds and avoid encounters with others. This is a much-needed reminder that technology can also be used to bring [...]

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December’s Student Winner

January 21, 2011

December’s project was to compose a holiday or winter-themed song with an emphasis on cognitive goal areas. Then contestants recorded YouTube videos of their songs and provided a paragraph explaining how they would use the song in an intervention. This month’s winner is Kim Arter! Her entry is available below for viewing, along with runner-up [...]

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Judy Simpson on Government Relations

January 19, 2011

Judy Simpson is the authority on government relations. This article may appear on other blogs, but I want as many people to see it as possible. Read on to see how YOU can be an advocate for music therapy! -Matt You Want ME to Do Government Relations? Judy Simpson, MT-BC Early in my music therapy [...]

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Teaching Advocacy

January 17, 2011

One day, about a year ago, I was busying myself on the computer when I overheard a telephone conversation my roommate was having. For this story, you need a little background information. He had graduated with degrees in finance and economics and was into his first year of law school. It’s fair to say we [...]

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Social Media Advocacy for Music Therapy

January 14, 2011

By now you may have noticed several people using blogs and social media websites to talk about advocacy.  You might even say it’s a conspiracy…  What is actually going on is a project in social media and music therapy advocacy.  You will see many articles and posts popping up, and all of them are about [...]

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Managing Change

January 13, 2011

We all know that change is inevitable, and there are plenty of hackneyed quotes I could find on “the googler” to make the same point.  I suspect that coping with change is different for everyone, in the same way that people have different levels of tolerance for change.  Me?  I love change, even thrive on [...]

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Student and Intern Support – Last One of the Year!

November 20, 2010

This contest will provide one $200 award to a music therapy student or intern!!  The task is to compose a holiday or winter-themed song with an emphasis on cognitive goal areas.  Record a YouTube video of yourself playing this song, and send a link to musictherapysrc at gmail dot com.  Along with the link, send [...]

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October 2010 Contest Winner

November 19, 2010

It’s time to announce the winner of our latest contest! And the winner is: Hilary Yip Hilary Yip is a student of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA and interning at Hochstein School of Music and Dance in Rochester, NY. Take a listen to her public service announcement detailing the benefits and possibilities [...]

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