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Developing Cultural Competence Through Cultural Consciousness (Part 2)
Developing Cultural Competence Through Cultural Consciousness (Part 2) by Nia Imani Williams, Music Therapy Intern. Developing cultural competence in a world that is ever-diversifying is one of the best things we can do as people and a society.

Developing Cultural Competence Through Cultural Consciousness (Part 1)
Developing Cultural Competence Through Cultural Consciousness (Part 1) by Nia Imani Williams, Music Therapy Intern. Developing cultural competence in a world that is ever-diversifying is one of the best things we can do as people

Simple Accompaniment Patterns on Piano
Simple Accompaniment Patterns on Piano by Haruki Nunn, Music Therapy Intern. If you are a music therapist or an aspiring musician studying music therapy,

Understanding Attention Goals in Music Therapy: Selective Attention (Part 3)
Understanding Attention Goals in Music Therapy: Sustained Attention (Part 3) by Madison Michel, MM, MT-BC. In my previous blog post on sustained attention, I discussed

Understanding Attention Goals in Music Therapy: Sustained Attention (Part 2)
Understanding Attention Goals in Music Therapy: Sustained Attention by Madison Michel, MM, MT-BC. Imagine you are back in college or high school in the library to study for finals. You’ve set up in a quiet corner with minimal distractions

Understanding Attention Goals in Music Therapy: Focused Attention (Part 1)
Understanding Attention Goals in Music Therapy: Focused Attention by Madison Michel, MM, MT-BC. Attention is a commonly addressed cognitive skill within music therapy, but how do we define attention within a clinical context?

Sensory Profiles: A Tool for Reflecting and Understanding
Sensory Profiles: A Tool for Reflecting and Understanding by Madison Michel, MM, MT-BC. Sensory profile tools can be extremely valuable to understanding our sensory systems and all the ways in which we develop sensory accommodations.

Books You Can Sing
Books You Can Sing by Nikki Belshe Lanza, MNLM, MT-BC We’ve compiled a list of our favorite singable books for music educators, music therapists, caregivers, and anyone who loves to sing!

Using Art in Music Therapy Sessions
Using Art in Music Therapy Sessions by Emily Hammer, Music Therapy Intern. If you’re looking to expand your repertoire of interventions or spice up your reliable ones, this read is for you!

Motor Goals with Resonator Bells
Resonator bells go by many different names depending on who you ask: tone bars, bells, chime bars, even the “deconstructable xylophone.” For the purpose of observing the history of the resonator bells, we can assume that modern resonator bells have developed as modifications of the xylophone.