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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...

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: Making the Most of Your Internship 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...

What is Music Therapy? An Infographic

What is Music Therapy? An Infographic by Nikki Belshe, MT-BC Are you a teenager trying to find your calling? A performer looking for a meaningful and rewarding career? Here is a music therapy infographic that Nikki created with you in mind! We have shared this...

How to Become a Music Therapist

How to Become a Music Therapist by Madison Michel, MT-BC Madison here, Heart and Harmony music therapist and internship director. I am sitting in the airport wearing my Heart and Harmony Music Therapy pullover and have already been asked a couple times today, “Music...

The Music Therapy Intern’s Declassified Survival Guide, Part 1: Applying to Music Therapy Internships

The Music Therapy Intern's Declassified Survival Guide, Part 1: Applying for Internships by Annie Roberson, MT-BC Having recently finished my internship, I know first-hand just how stressful this time in a music therapist’s life can be! Whether you’re looking for a...

Heart and Harmony Music Therapy

Heart and Harmony is a team of like-minded therapists who are committed to providing high-quality music therapy services to the DFW community.

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).