Tuesday, August 23, 2011
August 26, 2011 - The Music Never Stopped
I've taken a break for a few weeks to deal with the extreme heat and some transitions I'm going through. But now I'm ready to continue with our broadcast and I have an exciting show for you this week! I was contacted by the producers of The Music Never Stopped, a movie featuring a music therapist, to review the movie on my show and received copies to give away! Listen live at 11 am Central/12 noon Eastern or check out the podcast to find out how to win your very own copy!
Friday, August 5, 2011
August 5, 2011 -- It's hot.
It's way too hot to think, much less broadcast today. But I'll be back next week with a very exciting show! I'll post more about that soon. Stay tuned.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
July 29, 2011 - Rhythm for Good
I can't believe I haven't had Kat Fulton on my show before! But I'm remedying that now!
Kat Fulton is the mastermind behind Rhythm for Good, a blog about music therapy, drumming, and wellness. Kat Fulton, MM, MT-BC, NICU MT, is a speaker and board-certified music therapist whose passion is achieving therapeutic goals through making music. Simply put, her motto is Be well, feel good, and make MUSIC. With a Masters in Music Therapy from The Florida State University (headquarters for the National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy), she holds high standards for scientific research and maintains a practice infused with the latest evidence-based techniques and strategies. She completed her clinical training for music therapy at Musicworx of California, a music therapy contracting and consulting agency located in Del Mar, CA.
Kat runs Sound Health Music (established in 2005), a San Diego-based organization that encourages, enables, and empowers people to develop potential through research-based music experiences. The Sound Health Music team of board-certified music therapists design interventions that use music as the vehicle for positive change within corporate, wellness, medical, and enrichment settings.
Kat is pleased to be associated with Remo® as an endorsed facilitator. She maintains professional membership in the American Music Therapy Association, Early Childhood Music and Movement Association, and the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild.
Kat Fulton is the mastermind behind Rhythm for Good, a blog about music therapy, drumming, and wellness. Kat Fulton, MM, MT-BC, NICU MT, is a speaker and board-certified music therapist whose passion is achieving therapeutic goals through making music. Simply put, her motto is Be well, feel good, and make MUSIC. With a Masters in Music Therapy from The Florida State University (headquarters for the National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy), she holds high standards for scientific research and maintains a practice infused with the latest evidence-based techniques and strategies. She completed her clinical training for music therapy at Musicworx of California, a music therapy contracting and consulting agency located in Del Mar, CA.
Kat runs Sound Health Music (established in 2005), a San Diego-based organization that encourages, enables, and empowers people to develop potential through research-based music experiences. The Sound Health Music team of board-certified music therapists design interventions that use music as the vehicle for positive change within corporate, wellness, medical, and enrichment settings.
Kat is pleased to be associated with Remo® as an endorsed facilitator. She maintains professional membership in the American Music Therapy Association, Early Childhood Music and Movement Association, and the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild.
Listen LIVE at 12 noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific. Check out the archived show here or subscribe on iTunes.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
July 22, 2011 - The Musical Autist
My guest this week is Christy Joy Diachenko, who has 15 years experience as a classical piano teacher. She received her Bachelors of Music from Colorado State University-Pueblo, in 2003. She is currently a graduate student for Music Therapy Board Certification, at Shenandoah University. She has 4 years experience in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, in both music and special education departments, and is currently a home/hospital teacher for some of AA County's most medically-fragile kiddos. She is the founder of the Musical Autist Academy, a place where children on the autism spectrum can learn and engage in music, to help fulfill their IEP goals, as well as to promote opportunities for performance. She blogs at The Musical Autist.
Listen LIVE at 12 noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific. Check out the archived show here or subscribe on iTunes.
Listen LIVE at 12 noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific. Check out the archived show here or subscribe on iTunes.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
July 15, 2011 - Music Therapy Education and Training
My guest this week is Karen D. Goodman, Professor, Music, who is credentialed as a music therapist, a special education teacher and a licensed creative arts therapist. She has recently published her second book: Music Therapy Education and Training: From Theory to Practice. It is the only comprehensive resource on education and training in our field. She has just returned from presenting at the 13th World Music Therapy Congress in Korea and will also share her experiences there. You can find more information about her here: http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~goodmank/About_Me.html
Listen LIVE at noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific or you can listen to the archived show here. It's also available on iTunes.
Listen LIVE at noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific or you can listen to the archived show here. It's also available on iTunes.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
July 1, 2011 - Music Sparks with JoAnn Jordan
JoAnn Jordan, is a board certified music therapist and founder of Music Sparks – a music therapy service serving the needs of preschoolers and older adults. She has served as a presenter at a variety of area workshops speaking on various aspects of her work. Over the past 25 years, she has developed a variety of themed music experiences for these groups. Prior to creating the business, JoAnn served as Life Enrichment Coordinator at Sterling House of Hays and as Activity Coordinator at a variety of other long-term care facilities. JoAnn is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a degree in Music Therapy.
Music Sparks --- Free SPARKS newsletter twice a month. Each is based around a theme and has songs & other resources.
Musical Gems -- This site is her more introspective site where she looks at various aspects of life. She just started a free monthly newsletter FACETS with ideas to explore oneself again based around a theme.
Listen LIVE at noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific or catch the archived show. You can also download on iTunes.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
June 17, 2011 - Therapeutic Music Entertainment
Today, I'm thrilled to talk with Jim Newton and Paul G. Hill of Hugworks. They have a Therapeutic Music Entertainment program, that we will learn about.
Mission Statement: Hugworks provides healing experiences for the special needs of children of all ages through performing arts and media.
Founded in 1981, Hugworks (originally Celebration Shop, Inc.) – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization - is dedicated to providing emotional support and healing through Therapeutic Entertainment and Music Therapy. President & Founder, Rev. Jim Newton (an ordained United Methodist minister under special appointment to Hugworks by the Bishop of the Central Texas Conference) began by providing programs in a wide variety of settings with youth and young adults, primarily in churches where he led concerts, youth weeks, retreats, and camps. In 1983, Jim was impressed by the tremendous response of children, families and staff at Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He had never sung for hospitalized children before, but was invited to do a program there by a church youth sponsor who had lost a child to cancer two years before. Jim had a powerful experience that day and immediately recognized that music could have a tremendous healing impact with children suffering from severe, chronic and life-threatening illnesses. With the blessing and support of the Board, he was soon spending full-time in the children’s healthcare arena.
Since the early ’80s, with the help of individual donations, foundation and corporate grants, and public sale of recordings, members of the Hugworks team have toured children’s hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and special medical camps. They have provided their songs of healing and hope for children and families with medical and emotional challenges throughout North America and a number of foreign countries. In 2004, Hugworks began providing Music Therapy in DFW area children’s hospitals. In late 2008, Hugworks began Music Therapy services at its newly renovated Hugworks Center in Hurst, TX.
In addition, over 130,000 audio cassettes, CDs and songbooks have been produced and distributed to supplement the live programs. Hugworks’ healing impact is multiplied through thousands of Music Therapists, Child Life Specialists, Music Teachers and other healthcare/education professionals who make use of these resources in their work to help ease the pain and fear of their clients/patients/students every day.
With the help of long-time composer and co-executive producer, Paul G. Hill, and producer Noel Paul Stookey (of "Peter, Paul & Mary"), the songs that Jim Newton and the Hugworks team have composed, collected and recorded have garnered a number of prestigious awards. Among these are:
- Parents’ Choice Gold Award
- Parents’ Choice Silver Honor
- Parents’ Choice Approved
- Family Channel Seal of Quality
- American Library Association Notable Children’s Recording
- Parent Council Ltd. Outstanding Production
- Parent’s Guide Children’s Media Award
Additionally, in recognition of our direct service with children and families, Hugworks has received the following awards:
- Children’s Hospice International - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Award for Outstanding Contribution
- Torch Bearer for 2002 Winter Olympics- Jim Newton
- National Pediatric Nursing Association - Humanitarian Award
- American Music Therapy Association - Southwestern Region - Friend of Music Therapy Award
- Texas Association of School Psychologists - Children’s Assistance for Living Award
And most recently, Hugworks’ I Can Be The Best I Can Be song animated DVD received these awards:
- 2009 Omni Intermedia Silver Award - Music Visual Production
- 2009 Omni Intermedia Silver Award - Children’s Production
- 2009 Telly Bronze Award for Children's Audience
- 2009 Telly Bronze Award for Visuals with Music/Concert
Listen LIVE at Noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific or call in to 646-652-2850. You can also listen to the archives or subscribe on iTunes.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
June 10, 2011 - Drumming for Wellness
Drumming is a popular recreational and therapeutic tool. In this show I discussed why rhythm-based circles are being used with older adults and other settings.
I also reviewed Kat Fulton's "Drumify" DVD, available through RhythmForGood.com.
Listen to the show here!
I also reviewed Kat Fulton's "Drumify" DVD, available through RhythmForGood.com.
Listen to the show here!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
June 3, 2011 - Evidence-Based Practice
Evidenced-based practice is a buzz word being used in most health and education fields. But what is it and how is it used in music therapy? Where did it come from? If we aren't doing evidence-based practice, then what are we doing? These and other questions will be the topic of the show today and I'll also offer some questions you can ask your music therapist, health professional or educator to find out about the evidence that supports the treatment or educational plan. I'll also talk about how to make your practice evidence-based.
Listen LIVE at noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific. Call in to listen or join the discussion at 646-652-2850. Missed the live show? Listen to the archives or download on iTunes.
Listen LIVE at noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific. Call in to listen or join the discussion at 646-652-2850. Missed the live show? Listen to the archives or download on iTunes.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
May 20, 2011 - Developing Music Therapy Goals for Treating Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Dr. Dorita Berger is my guest this week to discuss Developing Music Therapy Goals for Treating Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). She has done many presentations and research on tempo-based music treatment for people with ASD.
Dorita S. Berger, PhD, MT-BC, LCAT, is a concert pianist, educator, Board Certified music therapist, and New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapists. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University (B.A., Pittsburgh, PA) , New York University (M.A., New York, NY), and Roehampton University (PhD., London, UK), with additional piano performance training at The Juilliard Conservatory in New York City, Dr. Berger is an international lecturer and consultant on music therapy and physiologic function, and has served on faculties of several Universities.
Dr. Berger was recently awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant to the Ukraine to lecture on Music Therapy. In addition to several journal articles and a book chapter, her published
books include: Toward The Zen Of Performance (1999); Music Therapy, Sensory Integration and the Autistic Child (2002); THE MUSIC EFFECT: Music Physiology and Clinical Applications (2006, co-authored with Dr. Daniel J. Schneck); and a chapter (10) in The Use of Creative Therapies with Autism Spectrum Disorder (S. Brooke, Ed., 2009). Additional recent activities include supervision, seminars, and presentations at International Conferences in Argentina, Italy, Canada, England, the Ukraine, and across the United States.
Dr. Berger is Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Biomusical Engineering, a new on-line publication. Dr.. Berger’s expertise is in Physiologic Clinical Music Treatment for Autism, Sensory Integration, and other diagnoses for all ages, including Psychodynamic treatment for aging populations, trauma victims, and neurologic impairments due to strokes, Alzheimer’s and Dementias, and others.
Submission Guidelines for the Journal of Biomusical Engineering
Contact Dr. Dorita Berger
Listen LIVE at 12:00 noon Eastern, 11 am Central. Or call 646-652-2850 during the show to listen or join the conversation. Or listen to the archives. Or subscribe in iTunes.
Dorita S. Berger, PhD, MT-BC, LCAT, is a concert pianist, educator, Board Certified music therapist, and New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapists. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University (B.A., Pittsburgh, PA) , New York University (M.A., New York, NY), and Roehampton University (PhD., London, UK), with additional piano performance training at The Juilliard Conservatory in New York City, Dr. Berger is an international lecturer and consultant on music therapy and physiologic function, and has served on faculties of several Universities.
Dr. Berger was recently awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant to the Ukraine to lecture on Music Therapy. In addition to several journal articles and a book chapter, her published
books include: Toward The Zen Of Performance (1999); Music Therapy, Sensory Integration and the Autistic Child (2002); THE MUSIC EFFECT: Music Physiology and Clinical Applications (2006, co-authored with Dr. Daniel J. Schneck); and a chapter (10) in The Use of Creative Therapies with Autism Spectrum Disorder (S. Brooke, Ed., 2009). Additional recent activities include supervision, seminars, and presentations at International Conferences in Argentina, Italy, Canada, England, the Ukraine, and across the United States.
Dr. Berger is Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Biomusical Engineering, a new on-line publication. Dr.. Berger’s expertise is in Physiologic Clinical Music Treatment for Autism, Sensory Integration, and other diagnoses for all ages, including Psychodynamic treatment for aging populations, trauma victims, and neurologic impairments due to strokes, Alzheimer’s and Dementias, and others.
Submission Guidelines for the Journal of Biomusical Engineering
Contact Dr. Dorita Berger
Listen LIVE at 12:00 noon Eastern, 11 am Central. Or call 646-652-2850 during the show to listen or join the conversation. Or listen to the archives. Or subscribe in iTunes.
Friday, May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011 - Finding Balance
The illustrious and industrious Michelle Erfurt wrote in: "The main reason for [cutting back on my responsibilities] is for personal balance and sanity. Truth is that I have so many ideas that I think I should do them all... and I'm learning the hard way that a result of acting willy nilly like that can be overload. I've encountered the same thing with sessions as well.
This topic of 'editing yourself' is one that I wonder if other MTs would be interested in hearing about and/or gone through as well. Is this a topic that you and I could discuss on your podcast?" So this week, I'm going to discuss how to find balance and "edit yourself". Michelle called in and shared some of her strategies, I shared mine, and JoAnn Jordan shared hers in the chat room!
Listen to the archived show here or search for The Music Therapy Show in iTunes.
This topic of 'editing yourself' is one that I wonder if other MTs would be interested in hearing about and/or gone through as well. Is this a topic that you and I could discuss on your podcast?" So this week, I'm going to discuss how to find balance and "edit yourself". Michelle called in and shared some of her strategies, I shared mine, and JoAnn Jordan shared hers in the chat room!
Listen to the archived show here or search for The Music Therapy Show in iTunes.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
May 6, 2011 - 1,000 Person Project
Ever schedule way too much for yourself? I did that last week, so I had to cancel the show.
But this month, I have a lot of guests and shows lined up:
Listen this week LIVE at 12 noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific. Check out the archived show here or subscribe through iTunes.
But this month, I have a lot of guests and shows lined up:
- May 6 - 1,000 Person Project
- May 13 - Maintaining personal balance and sanity (thanks, Michelle Erfurt, for the topic idea!)
- May 20 - Developing Music Therapy Goals and Objectives for Treating Autism Spectrum Disorders with Dorita Berger
- May 27 - I'm maintaining my personal balance and sanity by taking the day off! So no show on this day.
Listen this week LIVE at 12 noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific. Check out the archived show here or subscribe through iTunes.
Friday, April 22, 2011
April 22, 2011 - Autism and Communication
I am pleased to speak with Dr. Anita Gadberry this week about Autism and communication. 
For over a decade, Dr. Anita Gadberry has specialized in music therapy with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Before moving to Lawrence, Kansas for doctoral studies, Anita owned a private practice in Plano, Texas, was Co-director of Therapies at a private school for children with autism, and contracted with public schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Anita has degrees in music therapy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Texas Woman’s University, and the University of Kansas. She frequently presents workshops and seminars for music therapists, music educators, and classroom teachers at the regional, national, and international levels.
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Or check out the archives at anytime. You can also subscribe via iTunes. Leave me a comment here and let me know what you think and what you would like to hear on the show!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
April 15, 2011 - Music Therapy Research
This week, I'm pleased to have Dr. Blythe LaGasse and Andrew Knight from the Music Therapy Research podcast and blog are my guests this week. They will tell us all about Evidenced Based Practice and how to find and use research in music therapy.
Check out their very informative Music Therapy Research Blog and podcast.
Dr. LaGasse owns a private practice (Summit Music Therapy Services) and teaches at a university in Colorado. She holds a BM in music therapy from the University of Kansas, a Masters in Music (therapy) from Colorado State University, and a Doctorate in Music Education (with therapy emphasis and communication neuroscience minor) from the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk). She believes strongly in looking at the data, questioning everything, and being true to yourself and others.
Check out their very informative Music Therapy Research Blog and podcast.
Dr. LaGasse owns a private practice (Summit Music Therapy Services) and teaches at a university in Colorado. She holds a BM in music therapy from the University of Kansas, a Masters in Music (therapy) from Colorado State University, and a Doctorate in Music Education (with therapy emphasis and communication neuroscience minor) from the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk). She believes strongly in looking at the data, questioning everything, and being true to yourself and others.
Andrew Knight, MA, MT-BC, NMT Fellow, is assistant professor of music therapy at the University of North Dakota. He teaches courses in music therapy while overseeing clinical placements of students in the Grand Forks community. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in percussion performance with a jazz emphasis, and a Master of Arts degree in Music Education, emphasis in music therapy from the University of Minnesota. Other training includes a Fellowship in the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy from Colorado State University and being a registered Music Together teacher.
Listen LIVE at 12 noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific or check out the archives. You can also subscribe with iTunes.
Listen LIVE at 12 noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific or check out the archives. You can also subscribe with iTunes.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
April 8, 2011 - Autism Month
April is Autism Month so this week we will discuss how music therapy works with people who have Autism. I'll share some tips and strategies for using music with people who have Autism and share some examples of sessions I've done.
I also saw Wretches and Jabberers last weekend, so I'll give a review of that documentary.
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I also saw Wretches and Jabberers last weekend, so I'll give a review of that documentary.
To listen to the show live at noon Eastern, 11 am Central, 10 Mountain, 9 Arizona, or 9 Pacific, click here. To listen to the archived show, click here. Or subscribe to the show in iTunes.
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