This week’s learning comes from a recent article published in the Journal of Music therapy: "Individualized Education Program Team Members’ Perceptions of Music Therapy: An Interpretivist Investigation" by authors Rebecca West, PhD, MT-BC, Amy Furman, MM, MT-BC, Michael J Silverman, PhD, MT-BC. 

Record Store Day which was October 24th! The day before this episode airs. This is a fun, obscure little music holiday so let's celebrate by first giving a little history of the vinyl record and then talking about using music recording as an intervention in music therapy sessions!

Join us for this interactive mindfulness activity- a creative arts take on the "breathing square" technique.

Today, the Giving Song team gathers around the table to share drumming interventions in honor of National Hug a Drummer Day! Pull up a chair, a drum and join us for some clinical inspiration.

You’ve probably heard people say things like “music is good medicine” or “music is good for you”. Is there something scientific to this old adage? Ellisa is going to synthesize a research review for you by authors Mona Lisa Chandra and Daniel J. Levitin called “The Neurochemistry of Music”.

Around the dawn of the 1930’s, when sound was synchronized with celluloid of movie film, composers began to compose scores to match films, most of which was orchestral music from band composers. In 1951, the score for the film A Street Car Named Desire set the stage for Western, Original music compositions in film. Soon after-the song" “Oh, My Darling” was so successful that there was high demand for original music to be written for movies for both promotional purposes and to radio airtime.

On this week's wellness segment, find a cozy spot and join Ms. Elizabeth for a guided mediation moment for kids!

We are thrilled to welcome Haley Shinn MM, MT-BC to the podcast….and to Giving Song! Haley joined our team of music therapy clinicians officially in August and we can’t wait for you to meet her! Listen and learn as Haley shares advice on staying inspired, self-care, working in schools, and more.

This week's segment is our learning week of September and we’re going to be answering the internet's most asked questions about music therapy. I’ve compiled this list that was generated from the website “answer the public”. It will be a little random, but it’s going to be fun. With that, let’s turn it over to the people and answer the internet's most asked questions about music therapy! 

This episode explores some tips and tricks for creating a healthy work/life balance by experts outside of the field of music therapy and advice from professionals within the music therapy profession.

Today we’re going to be talking about music therapy scope of practice. What is it, how is it defined and how do I remain ethically within the bounds of my own scope of practice? This is a gray area in some situations and having clearly defined boundaries is important for our profession and as individuals for ethical, best practice and advocacy.

I will leave you with a final quote from the authors “it is possible that these young people are more familiar and comfortable with chaos than we are as music therapists. It may then be counter-intuitive to attempt to eliminate chaos so that we can experience ordered, highly structured groups at odds with the environments to which young people return.”

In this episode we sit down with Elizabeth Shain, MT-BC, NICU-MT to speak about Trauma Stewardship. This is of paramount importance in today’s society. It is an in depth discussion on caring for ourselves as we care for others.

We're going to be talking through a free intervention targeting Emotional Identification and Expression. We're giving you the powerpoint visuals and the music and teaching you how it works- all of which has been written and developed by our very own, Ellisa Morris, MT-BC.

Today we sit down to talk all about rest! What is rest? Are there different types of rest? If so, what are they and how do I know what kind of rest I need? We will answer all of these questions and walk through tactile steps to creating space in your busy schedule and prioritizing rest...because your life depends on it!

It’s officially May which means we’re counting down until the end of the school year. This is the final leg of the race for teachers and I've seen so many encouragement type posts that start with “to all my teacher friends...”. That got me thinking, school based music therapists need some encouragement too! We’ve compiled a short (but power packed) list of some things to help get you through the final push. You've got this!

GIM is also known as The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music because it was developed by Dr. Helen Bonny. She was a pioneer in the music therapy field and was one of the first people to understand that music has a profound impact on a person’s psyche and went as far as to make it her life’s work to do research on the subject and develop her own method of music therapy.

Today Maggie guides us through a music and imagery experience. This will be followed up next week (May 3rd) with more information about the Guided Imagery and Music method for our learning segment.

Today we take inspiration from the Burnout book sweeping the nation and talk about the stress cycle and the importance of connection and rest. This is a casual podcast walking through some aspects to consider in caring for ourselves as individuals, educators, therapists and parents. Let’s commit to being kind and compassionate to ourselves and others and….complete the stress cycle!

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Music Therapy and Beyond. My name is Maggie and I am so excited for today’s episode. If you have been listening to previous episodes, like “Authenticity in Music pt. 3” and “What Does Wellness Look Like?”, you may have noticed that I came from a different college than Ellisa and Kristin. We have some differences in our theoretical orientations and today I want to dive into why that is. I have done some deep diving and found my course load for each semester during my undergraduate MT program and I have asked Ellisa and Kristin to do the same. I have asked them to join me in this episode as we discover what differences and similarities we have in our undergraduate MT programs and why we developed different theoretical orientations.