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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...

Convenient Continuing Ed: Online Resources for Busy Music Therapists

Convenient Continuing Ed: Online Resources for Busy Music Therapists by Nikki Belshe, MT-BC Many posts have already been written about how and where to obtain affordable CMTEs, but this blog post is specifically for music therapists seeking convenient CMTE credits....

Feeling Stuck In the Middle? Never Give Up! Lyric Analysis Ideas for Music Therapists

Lyric Analysis Ideas for Music Therapists by Miranda Rex, MT-BC One of my favorite things I learned during my internship at the Austin State Hospital was creating supplemental activities to pair with my lyric analysis interventions. We would sing or listen to...

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).