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Dec 11, 2012
1 min

Mysterious and beyond language

Dec 4, 2012
2 min

Getting un-stuck through music

Upon presenting at the Illinois Psychological Association, a colleague asked me what I thought about hard rock, death metal, and other fo...

Nov 29, 2012
1 min

The power to persevere

LOVE this post from a fellow blogger and music therapist. Rock On!!!!! Hidden Rhythms I feel jet lagged and exhausted. I feel pressures e...

Nov 26, 2012
4 min

FAQs about my music therapy sessions

1. What is the role/purpose of the music therapy program –how do you adapt that role to the different age groups of patients? And to...

Nov 17, 2012
1 min

Parenting Styles for Children with Disabilities

Check out this nice article in Disabilty Scoop addressing how parenting style has a big impact on children with disabilities. The researc...

Nov 6, 2012
1 min

Music for Young Children

It’s been my great joy to start a new contract working with toddlers and preschoolers to explore music together. We are working on pro-s...

Oct 25, 2012
1 min

Clinical Research on Depression and Anxiety

A few days ago I shared with you a video of pop star Katy Perry singing with and being accompanied by a young girl with autism. Today I w...

Oct 22, 2012
2 min

Dream comes true for girl with autism

clip from last night’s Comedy Central fundraiser for autism programs, now is your chance. It shares the story of how Jodi DiPiazza’s nat...

Oct 18, 2012
1 min

Improvising with Feeling

Several weeks ago I heard a report on a study about how music communicates feeling in other cultures. Essentially, music that we western...

Sep 8, 2012
0 min

Drum circles brighten my day.

Aug 30, 2012
3 min

Beyond the concert hall – bringing music to healthcare settings.

I was delighted to be invited by Penny Brill, violist for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, to present with her at the International Con...

Aug 4, 2012
1 min

Mood Booster

Another incredible week of making music with and for people has come to a close. Today we rewrote the lyrics to Heartbreak Hotel, made fa...

Jul 16, 2012
1 min

What music does in the brain

I love the overview this CNN article provides. Check out the info on all levels of health and function that music offers via intervention...

Jul 12, 2012
2 min

Summer Heat

I’d like to share a few tunes that caused me and my groups opportunity for great reflection during the heat wave of last week. Two songs ...

Jun 19, 2012
2 min

Moments of beauty and meaning

Since my last post many weeks ago, I have been blessed to be a part of so many incredible moments of transformation and healing. As a mu...

Apr 16, 2012
1 min

Drumming and Depression

I recently led a group drumming experience with about 30 adults, most struggling with issues of depression or anxiety. It was amazing to...

Mar 12, 2012
1 min

Music therapy and Alzheimer’s disease

How does music therapy help in developing connections for patients with Alzheimer’s disease? Here’s a nice quick piece in the Huffington ...

Mar 11, 2012
1 min

Ben Folds joining up with Americans for the Arts for Advocacy Day 2012

Coming up in a few short weeks is Arts Advocacy Day on capitol hill on April 16 and 17. One of my personal favorites, Ben Folds, is speak...

Mar 9, 2012
2 min

You want ME to be the conductor?!

I’ve been invited to work with a group of women singers and instrumentalists to lead an ensemble in a performance for a large audience – ...

Mar 5, 2012
1 min

Music therapy in early childhood classrooms

I wanted to share with you an article published in January on the Huffington Post. Ronna Kaplan, recent Past President of the American M...

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