music, therapy, and me

One of the things that I set out to do this year was to start a newsletter for music therapists. It is almost time for the second edition to be released (July 31 is the launch date!). Right now, it's not very sophisticated, but it is all mine!! I enjoy projects like newsletters and have been trying to figure out how to get one of my own off the ground since I started my website in 1996! I have finally begun to just do the things that I've been dreaming about for many years, and it feels really good to get something started. I am still figuring out things like MailChimp and subscription pop-ups, so bear with me as I engage in a learning situation that challenges me. If you are interested in subscribing to this quarterly newsletter , here's the link . I include things like a therapeutic music experience, something to make or get through the website, a blog article, and a tool that I've found to be beneficial in my music therapy practice. There's also a calendar f...

I have a little secret - something that I have kept close to myself for many years. I NEVER liked writing session plans. Wow. It's pretty nice to be able to admit that to someone other than my family members. Let me say it again. I have NEVER liked writing session plans!! Oooh, the more I say it, the easier it gets. My frustration with writing session plans started way back in my sophomore year of college when I started leading practicum sessions. My practicum supervisors would send back my plans and say things like "there needs to be more detail." I struggled with what they wanted, so it became a task that I dreaded. I finally figured out that the level of detail that my supervisors were looking for was a prose flow chart, and I was able to produce plans that satisfied their need for detail and my need for flexibility. (No one would let me draw a flow chart, though. I still had to write it out in a way that they understood. Interesting, isn't it?)  My ...

Today is Monday and the 1st of May. Traditionally, this is the start of a strange period of time for me. I usually have some pretty weird things happen during the first three weeks of May. I'll not go into details here and now, but suffice it to say that this is always a time of turbulence in my life. Anyway, I have finally accomplished something that I've wanted to do since I first purchased my website, many many years ago. I have released a newsletter. Right now, it's not that visually stimulating, but it will get better as I figure out what I want it to look like. I decided to make it a quarterly newsletter and to feature things already on my website. (By the way, if you are interested, here's the link to the subscribe page .) I also made another small step forward towards my dreams of having a course business for music therapists - I finished the first round of requested revisions on my pre-approved provider application for the Certification Board for Music Th...

I am going to do something that I've wanted to do for a long time - start a newsletter! If this is something you might be interested in, please head to this page to sign up. I am going to start slowly - newsletters every three months. There will be four pages in this first edition (scheduled to be released on April 30, 2017). I want to include information from all of my music therapy interests, including therapeutic music experiences (TMEs) and everything else that I like doing for the greater music therapy community. If you are interested in hearing a bit more about what I do over here at the website, this is an opportunity for you! I hope that you will sign up for the newsletter. That's it for now. I'm going to get ready for my Online Conference for Music Therapy Board meeting and a day of picking things up off the floor! Newsletter edition 1:1 is coming soon! Please sign up.