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Technology Unites Through Music

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 people together, and in this instance, it is really beautiful. Below are the full versions of the songs quoted in this TED talk. Beautiful compositions, stunning visuals. Enjoy.

Matt Logan In Site News

December’s Student Winner

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 Laura Anderson's! Congrats to both of them! Our judges this time around were: Andrew Knight, MA MT-BC Andrew is Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at University of North Dakota. He is also a contributor to…

Matt Logan In Guest Work

Judy Simpson on Government Relations

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 career, I was asked to serve on the association’s government relations committee. I declined, as I didn’t think I knew enough about “government relations” to be a strong representative for my region. No one told…

Matt Logan In Ideas

Teaching Advocacy

Teaching Music Therapy Advocacy 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 have very different interests and strengths, but we'd been friends all throughout our undergraduate years and our friendship continues. Advocacy creates a domino effect I don't know who he was talking…

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Social Media Advocacy for Music Therapy

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 a central theme of getting the word out. This is a super cool project! I will be offering my contribution next week here on MTS, but be sure to check out the articles on the…

Matt Logan In Ideas

Managing Change

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 it. BUT, that doesn't mean it is always stress-free. In fact, in going through several changes over the last couple months, I noticed myself experiencing much more stress than I usually do. And I'm a…

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Student and Intern Support – Last One of the Year!

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 a paragraph sharing how you might use the song in a session. A huge thanks goes out to the AMTAS and the Iowa Chapter of Music Therapy for sponsoring this award! The due date for…

Matt Logan In Ideas

Hats from the Past (and current ones, too)

I read two blog entries that inspired some great thinking this evening. The idea for this post originated with Andrew Littlefield on his blog, MTI in the ATL. Incidentally, Andrew was the first winner of Music Therapy Source's Student and Intern Support program, and he contributed this essay on the importance of advocacy. Then, Stephanie over at The Rhythmic Mind provided additional insights on her blog. So, I decided to follow suit and answer the question: What non-clinical roles do I or have I played that influence me as a therapist?…

Matt Logan In Site News

List of Music Therapy Schools

When I first started this website almost a year ago, one of the first things I did was compile a list of music therapy schools with links directly to program websites. I remember being frustrated that no such list existed (to my knowledge, anyway) that provided the convenience of direct links to the individual music therapy program websites. This list has actually proven more useful to me than I originally anticipated, and I find myself returning to it on an almost weekly basis. It has been useful in researching graduate…

Matt Logan In Lessons

Video Guitar Lesson – Say What You Need to Say

This is a video lesson for John Mayer's "Say". The therapeutic possibilities for this song are vast. I haven't had a chance to put up the chord frames yet, but look for those tomorrow. Good luck! -Matt Here are the chord frames: