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Hey Jude Lyric Analysis
Hey Jude Lyric Analysis by Miranda Rex, MA, MT-BC Hey Jude is one of the most popular and well-known songs of all time. Almost any time I have heard it played, it seems to create a transcendent musical experience, where everyone feels connected and united through...
Let’s Talk – Songwriting Reflections on Pandemic Life
Let's Talk - Reflecting on Pandemic Life by Annika Labus, MTI With the end of 2020 and the anniversary of the COVID-19 outbreak upon on us, I would just like to say it has been a WILD year. It was not what I expected out of it at all. At the start of the year I moved...
DIY Music Therapy Instruments on a Budget
DIY Music Therapy Instruments on a Budget by Jordan Menczywor-McMahon, MTI My internship started and has taken place in its entirety during the pandemic which has brought some interesting obstacles with it. After observing a few sessions I noticed what instruments my...
6 Ways to Give the Gift of Music in 2020
6 Ways to Give the Gift of Music in 2020! What do you give the loved ones on your list when they've spent lockdown online shopping for themselves and options for experiential gifts are limited by COVID-19? You give the gift of music, of course! Keep reading for six...
COVID-19 Re-Entry Plan
Heart and Harmony's COVID-19 Re-Entry Plan Heart and Harmony is actively monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and has plans to enter back into in-person sessions only when safe to do so. September 2021 Update: If a therapist, client, or household member tests positive for...
Percussion in Music Therapy: Motor Uses of Cabasa and Wooden Percussion Instruments
Percussion in Music Therapy: Motor Uses of Cabasa and Wooden Percussion Instruments by Madison Michel, MT-BC I’m happy to be here again with Part 3 of my series! For my graduate practicum project in fulfillment of my master’s in music therapy at Colorado State...
Using Guitar and String Instruments for Motor Goals in Music Therapy
Exploring Motor Uses of Instruments in Music Therapy - Guitar and Varied String Instruments by Madison Michel, MT-BC Hello all, Madison here again with part 2 of my latest series! For my graduate practicum project in fulfillment of my master’s in music therapy at...
Motor Uses of the Buffalo Drum, Ocean Drum, and Tambourine in Music Therapy
Exploring the Motor Uses of Instruments in Music Therapy- Buffalo Drum, Ocean Drum, and Tambourine by Madison Michel, MT-BC Hello all, Madison here. For my graduate practicum project in fulfillment of my master’s in music therapy at Colorado State University...
Teletherapy Struggles and Solutions
Teletherapy Struggles and Solutions by Jordan Bailey, MT-BC Teletherapy is more prevalent now than ever due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. As a novice teletherapy provider, I am not necessarily in my element just yet. I know that with time and experience, teletherapy...
Finding Normal: Balancing a Music Therapy Internship and being a COVID Sanitation Worker
Finding Normal: Balancing a Music Therapy Internship and being a COVID Sanitation Worker by Ali Quarles, MTI You may be asking how one can manage working and doing an internship at the same time, and I could give you hundreds of articles of interns who have done it....
