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Top 10 Indie and Alternative Pop/Rock Songs for Children

Top 10 Indie and Alternative Pop/Rock Songs for Children by Sammi Graham, MT-BC I love Raffi and Laurie Berkner as much as the next music therapist, but our tried and true songs can get stale after a while. So, if you’re looking to refresh your repertoire of...

A Week In The Life of a Traveling Music Therapist

A Week in the Life of a Traveling Music Therapist by Miranda Rex, MA, MT-BC Have you ever heard people say: “I’m a traveling music therapist!” “I do home health work!” I can’t tell you how many times I heard that as a student. But in truth, I had no idea what it meant...

Passing the Music Therapy Board Exam: The Music Therapy Intern’s Declassified Survival Guide, Part 3

Passing the Music Therapy Board Exam: The Music Therapy Intern's Declassified Survival Guide, Part 3 by Annie Roberson, MT-BC *Heart and Harmony is not affiliated or endorsed by the Certification Board for Music Therapists. This is simply a collection of tricks I...

Target’s Spring 2019 Dollar Spot Was Made For Music Therapists

Target's March 2019 Dollar Spot Was Made For Music Therapist by Annie Roberson, MT-BC DISCLAIMER: I am not an affiliate partner with Target. I receive no compensation for my endorsement. I'm just way too excited about Target. After a co-worker shared a photo...

Two Music Games to Use In Your Sessions This Week

Two Music Games to Use In Your Sessions This Week by Miranda Rex, MA, MT-BC Sometimes we all need a bit of a mental break. For this reason, I like to use music games with my clients--kids and adults alike--because it gives everyone some respite from the “seriousness”...

The Mozart Effect: Miracle or Myth?

The Mozart Effect: Miracle or Myth? by Madison Michel, MT-BC Madison here, on music and the brain. As I am completing my graduate course work at Colorado State University, I hope to share information that is interesting and informative with our followers! As music...

Help Your Clients Focus on “Self-Love” This Valentine’s Day

Help Your Clients Focus on “Self-Love” This Valentine’s Day! by Sammi Graham, MT-BC I love planning holiday-themed sessions and making visual aids, but when a client of mine recently requested a Valentine’s folder song -- I realized that I had none! I took to the...

Valentine’s Day Ideas for Music Therapists

Valentine's Day Ideas for Music Therapists by Sammi Graham, MT-BC If you're looking for creative ways to incorporate Valentine's Day-themed activities into your music therapy sessions this week, look no further! This Valentine's Day activities packet includes...

Master’s Equivalency 101

Master's Equivalency 101 by Miranda Rex, MA, MT-BC Recently, my amazing co-worker and Heart & Harmony’s Internship Director Madison wrote an excellent post about how to become a music therapist. One section of her post briefly discussed something called “master’s...

Making the Most of Your Internship: The Music Therapy Intern’s Declassified Survival Guide, Part 2

Making the Most of Your Internship: The Music Therapy Intern's Declassified Survival Guide, Part 2 by Annie Roberson, MT-BC Welcome to part two of a three-part series on music therapy internship tips! The first post, found here, covered finding and applying for...

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What is music therapy?

“Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.” (AMTA, 2010).