For Music Therapists
How Ice Music Is Like Music Therapy
Music Therapists Do It Differently: Verbal Interaction
Two Songs for the Holidays: One May Hurt, One May Help
The holidays can be an especially difficult time for those of us who can’t be HOME for Christmas. Sure, home means different things to different people, whether you’re a soldier deployed in Afghanistan, a young worker who can’t afford a plane ticket to mom and dad’s house, or an older woman in assisted living whose…
Read More10 Less-Than-Jolly Songs For Christmas
Sometimes the holidays are wonderful and perfect and picturesque. Sometimes they are heartbreakingly, bone-crushingly painful. The cultural messages we hear don’t leave much room for sadness or anger or grief. The decorations are relentlessly cheery. (In our neighborhood, there’s an electric Santa waving to cars passing by all night long!) The commercials on TV and…
Read MoreMusic Therapists Do It Differently: Sound and Silence
Music Therapists Do It Differently: Rhythm
Music Therapists Do It Differently: Texture
Music Therapists Do It Differently: Tempo
Music Therapists Do It Differently: Key and Range
Music Therapists Do It Differently: In-The-Moment Adaptations
In this series, we are exploring how music therapists do live music differently than other musicians, even though it may not be easy to see. This is part two of a ten-part series. You can find an introduction and links to all ten posts here. #2. In-The-Moment Adaptations No matter what kind of musical interaction a…
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