For Therapists

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...

Career Counseling
Do you remember what you wanted to be when you were little? What about in middle school and high school? When you went to college, did your plans change at all?

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...

Benefits of Being a Slytherin MT-BC
Slytherin gets a bad rap, but we are just as loving and compassionate as any other house.

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...

Quarantine Blues: What to Do When There’s Not Much to Do
Does the COVID-19 pandemic have you feeling down and out? Here are some ideas of things you can still do while spending time at home.

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...

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....

Why I Love Being a Telemusictherapy Provider
Why I Love Being a Telemusictherapy Provider by Jordan Bailey, MT-BC Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all experienced changes and adjustments to several aspects of our normal day-to-day lives. As a music therapist typically providing services in the homes of...

Soundtrack of Your Life
I think almost all music therapists have done the Soundtrack of Your Life exercise, but I’m willing to bet we all do it differently from one another. Here’s how I usually work through this with both my groups and individuals.