Advocacy
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How To Keep Music-Making For You: Personal Music-Making for the Music Therapist
Written by Artemis Xenick There is no doubt that music therapists are passionate about their music. We have each dedicated our lives to the pursuit of using our personal passions to help other…
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Tips To Maintaining Good Musical Habits as New Music Therapists:
Post Written by Kaitlyn Byrd In the field of Music Therapy, we use a lot of instruments! Many of us play piano, guitar, ukulele, percussion, and sing; and that does not include primary…
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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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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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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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Music Therapy Advocacy
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…
