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 sequencing. My personal preference is to use this during in person sessions … Continue reading8 Interesting Interventions for School Age Children
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 a private school serving eight classes of children with varying disabilities, my … Continue readingSeeing Your Primary Instrument as a Strength: An Intern’s Experience
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. These spellers brought their love, joy and appreciation for one another to … Continue readingMTSP x Forging Friendships
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 organizing and keeping everything in one place. You can make folders in … Continue reading15 Useful Apps for Internship
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 a variety of client ages and addressing several goal areas! Older Adults … Continue reading9 Session Plan Ideas Inspired by International Day of Happiness (March 20)
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 Song” to a client. The lyrics go like this: Some of the … Continue readingMental Health of a Music Therapist
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! It has been a great way to not only provide reality orientation … Continue readingOctober Session Plan (Memory Care)
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 to help kiddos explore what each sense really is, and identify 5 … Continue readingI Sense So Much!
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 repertoire list with popular songs from various decades and genres; one of … Continue readingLatin Music Styles for the Music Therapist
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 Thankful To the tune of “Are You Sleeping”, this rewrite is a perfect … Continue reading10 November Session Plan Ideas
5 Ways to Advocate by Olivia Harrington A person enters the room with egg shakers rattling in their bag, a guitar strapped on their shoulder, scarves hanging from their music bag, and a large djembe hooked under their arm. This is what staff members, clients, … Continue readingMusic Therapy Advocacy