November 15, 2008 - AMTA Conference Preview

Barbara Else, MPA, LCAT, MT-BC, AMTA Consultant, provided a preview of Expanding the Gateway to Music Therapy: The 10th Anniversary Conference of the American Music Therapy Association in St. Louis, MO. Listen here.

November 8, 2008 -- Biomedical Theory of Music as Therapy

Music Therapy is the enhancement of human capabilities through the planned use of musical influences on human brain functioning. Dr. Dale Taylor is our guest this week to speak about the Biomedical Theory of Music in Therapy. Listen here.

November 1, 2008 -- FAQautism

Cathy Knoll, MA, MT-BC is a board certified music therapist with over 30 years clinical experience with children, teens, and adults diagnosed with autism. FAQAutism.com is designed to respond to specific questions from individuals with autism and their family members, teachers, therapists, employers, medical professionals, residential staff, job coaches, and others interested in the well-being of people with autism. Listen here.

October 25, 2008 -- Sensory Nanny

Kim McVean, aka Sensory Nanny, is an occupational therapist and a mother of twins who have Autism. She joined us to talk about sensory issues and music therapy. Listen here. Check out her show here. Visit her website www.sensorynanny.com

Saturday, October 11, 2008 - Music Therapy in Public Schools Part 3

The third installment in our Public Schools series features Michelle Melander, a music therapist with Plano ISD. She talks about the differences between Consult-to-Program, Consult-to-Student, and Direct Service Models of music therapy in public schools. Listen to this show here.

Two weeks off

The Music Therapy Show is taking two weeks off (September 27 and October 4). The show will be back October 11, at 4:00 pm Central, with Michelle Melander. This will be the third of four shows featuring music therapy in Public Schools. Tune in Saturday to hear how music therapy is used in Plano ISD.

September 20, 2008 -- SEMTAP: Special Education Music Therapy Assessment Process

Kathleen Coleman is here to discuss music therapy assessments in public schools. After many years in which she started several of the music therapy programs which still exist in north Texas, Kathleen now has a private practice working with clients who have developmental disabilities. She also teaches piano and guitar, provides consulting services for school districts, agencies, and therapists nationwide, and is involved in dachshund rescue (with four dachshunds at home!). Listen to this show here.

September 13, 2008 -- Hurricane Ike is our guest today....

Due to technical difficulties, we will not be able to bring you a show this week. Please enjoy one of the archive shows and we will be back next week at our usual time (5:00 Eastern, 4:00 Central).

September 6, 2008 -- Music Therapy in Public Schools Part 2

Debbie Dacus is our guest today. She has over 20 years experience and works for Birdville ISD and maintains a private practice. She has also co-authored Socially Smart: Teaching Social Skills Through Scripts and Songs, a resource for teaching social skills to students with communication disorders and Learning Through Music: Music Therapy Strategies for Special Education. Listen to the show here.

August 30, 2008 - Music Therapy in Rise Schools

Veronica Llanos Butler, MT-BC, MSEd, MT-BC, LMT, NMT Fellow, is our guest this week. Veronica is currently the music therapist and music therapy internship program director at The Rise School of Houston, a non-profit early intervention preschool for children with and without developmental disabilities ages 6 months to 6 years of age. Listen to the show here, or click on the play button on the right.

August 23, 2008 - Music Therapy in a Consult-to-Program Model

Michelle Kennemer, MT-BC, Bill Matney, MA, MT-BC, and Mary Lawrence, MT-BC, are my guests this week to talk about the music therapy program in Lewisville ISD. They describe the Consult-to-Program Model and tell about their experiences as music therapists in public schools. To listen to this show, click here.

August 16, 2008 - Music Therapy University Degree Programs

Continuing our Music Therapy in Schools Series, Dr. Ed Kahler, Director of Music Therapy at West Texas A & M University, is our guest this week. He describes what a music therapy student might expect. Klacey called in to share her story about why she decided to get a music therapy degree. Listen to this very compelling show here.

Thanks to Kevin Lindstrom for guest-hosting this week. I was headed towards a plane coming back from a meeting with Dr. Kahler. We tried to make time for me to give a live interview, but the transportation schedule did not allow that. Kevin and Ed were wonderful, though, and I encourage all of you to download this show.

August 9, 2008 - Music Therapy in Schools Series

This week we’re beginning our Music Therapy in Schools Series. Krystal Demaine called in to discuss some research she's participating in for children with Autism and public school assessments.

Listen here to find out more.

August 2, 2008 - World Congress & Music and Neurosciences

This week Robert Krout called in to tell us about the 12th World Congress on Music Therapy in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Krystal Demaine shared her experiences at the Neurosciences and Music conference in Montreal.

The World Federation of Music Therapy, Incorporated (WFMT) is the only international organization dedicated to the development and promotion of music therapy world wide and was established at the 5th World Congress of Music Therapy in Genoa Italy, in 1985. The principal objective of the WFMT is to act as the International Organization for the profession of music therapy.

The main theme of the Neurosciences and Music conference is research on interactions between music and the human brain in healthy and pathologic conditions. The conference focused on many topics such as: the importance of music in the biologic and cultural evolution of man, differences between musicians trained at an early or late age, congenital amusia, absolute pitch, the relationship between the study of music and intellectual abilities in children, musical abilities in behavioural disorders and genetic syndromes, music perception in cochlear implant patients, dystonias in musicians, the effectiveness of music as a means to reduce the perception of pain, and music rehabilitation. The event is mostly targeted to medical professionals, neuroscientists, neurologists, psychologists, educators, music therapists, musicologists, and sound engineers.

To learn more about these conferences, listen here.

August Back to School Series

For August, I am having a back to school series on The Music Therapy Show.

August 2 will have reports from Robert Krout who attended the World Congress in Buenos Aires and Krystal Demaine who attended the Music and Neurosciences conference in Canada.

August 9 will feature Music Therapy Community Music Schools with Wade Richards and Krystal Demaine.

August 16 will feature Music Therapy University Programs with Ed Kahler

August 23 will feature Music Therapy in Public Schools Part 1 with Michelle Kennemer, Bill Matney, and Mary Lawrence.

August 30 will feature Music Therapy in Rise Schools with Veronica Butler

September 6 will feature Music Therapy in Public Schools Part 2 with Debbie Dacus

September 13 will feature Music Therapy in Public Schools Part 3 with Terri Hart and Ann Petty

Thanks for listening!