“Music is life”: Blue Hawaii
"Music is life" "I have a lot of music left in me yet" These are two phrases I recently heard from clients. When I heard these expressions, I recognized the spiritual and emotional [...]
Ohio Music Therapy News-State Licensure
Ohio music therapists are currently seeking the creation of a music therapy license at the state level through House Bill 184. The creation of a music therapy license through state recognition of the music [...]
“I Want a Girl”
This song was a favorite of a past patient of mine. He remembered singing it in his early 20's while in the service--sometimes he would even lead the song while him and his buddies [...]
Watch it! Music Therapy Explained.
How does music fit into your life? A wonderful music therapist created a vlogumentary about music therapy and its intentional use of music to achieve better health and wellness. It starts with the question [...]
Send Your Best Angel (for my Mama)
How are we LIVING MUSIC? My most favorite part of my job is being there with people as they live their music. Music is based on inspiration-all music is written because of something-a feeling, [...]
A Look Inside: Music Therapy in Dementia Care
Music Therapy in Dementia Care I am continuing my posts for #musictherapybloggerchallenge, and I would love to share this beautifully written article with you! It describes a music therapy care plan with a man [...]
Explore.Dream.Rest.
Explore.Dream.Rest. A Journey in Music Therapy This week's #musictherapybloggerchallenge topic is to blog about a quote that is meaningful to me. This quote from T.S. Elliot was first introduced to me at a music [...]
Does Music Therapy Help??
Very often, I get questions from people asking me if music therapy can help a specific health concern that a loved one has. Most recently, more and more people know about music therapy and [...]