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How to Make Self Care Yours
During my first few months as an intern at MTSP, I have learned many lessons. Learning how to best practice and maintain my personal self care has been one of the most enlightening…
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Music Therapy and Apraxia: An Online Resource
Check out this blog to read about a new online resource on music therapy and apraxia created by Amaya Stamm, one of our MT-BCs! During the early part of my internship, I met…
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8 Interesting Interventions for School Age Children
Looking for new interventions to bring to your sessions with school age children? Here are a few helpful interventions to try, suggested by MTSP intern, Madalyn Hupf! Instrument Repeat Goals: memory recall and…
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Seeing Your Primary Instrument as a Strength: An Intern’s Experience
Current intern, Amaya Stamm, shares about her experience using her flute in sessions across varying ages and populations in private practice music therapy! How have I used this instrument? Educational Opportunities School-Based: At…
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MTSP x Forging Friendships
On February 4, 2024, Music Therapy St. Pete had the pleasure of collaborating with Forging Friendships, a group of Spellers who come together on Zoom across multiple states through the Meraki Spelling Collective.…
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15 Useful Apps for Internship
If you are about to start internship or are looking for new apps to use for sessions, here is a list of apps I highly recommend! Google Drive This app is great for…
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9 Session Plan Ideas Inspired by International Day of Happiness (March 20)
Written by Amaya Stamm I came across International Day of Happiness while seeking out unusual themes for session plans this month, so here I have shared some of my intervention ideas appropriate for…
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Mental Health of a Music Therapist
Trigger Warning: Before you begin reading, please be aware this blog post contains material on self harm and suicide. I am observing a music therapy session where my supervisor is singing “The Calming…
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October Session Plan (Memory Care)
Looking for session planning inspiration? Recently our MT-BCs, Elise Scullin and Whitney Perry, have been having a lot of fun creating memory care session plans based on the events happening in the month!…
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I Sense So Much!
Looking for a fun way to start conversations about all of the unique things that we hear, see, touch, taste and smell? Check out James Riley’s 5 Senses song! A fun mindfulness technique…
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Latin Music Styles for the Music Therapist
Music therapy intern Nathalie Hernandez shares her love for and experience with Latin music in this personal and informative blog post. An essential requirement to becoming a skilled music therapist is having a…
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10 November Session Plan Ideas
Looking to add some pumpkin spice into your November session plans? Our music therapy intern, Olivia Harrington has curated a diverse list of interventions to use in varying populations. Early Childhood We Are…
