As much as I enjoy and appreciate themes, I’ve never been one to work inside them. This being said, the “Monday matters” posts are an attempt to focus myself on a topic throughout my working week. Finding consistency clinically I’ve been working with two different populations over the past year or more. I work with [...]
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Mon, May 13 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
Yes, the musicality of this song is strange. The singer’s voice doesn’t sound like it should be singing these lyrics. But, I appreciate these lyrics as a music therapist. I was listening to The Current this morning and thought the song, or at least the lyrics, could lend themselves well to a group discussion with [...]
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Tue, April 30 2013 » Resources » No Comments
We had a great group for our somewhat-monthly peer supervision meeting last night. I was fortunate to meet for the first time three new music therapists who are practicing in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area, and together all seven of us improvised and shared some songs we’d been using in our clinical work. Coming [...]
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Thu, April 25 2013 » Events, Resources » No Comments
There is a small group of music therapists in the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas that meets on a (relatively) regular basis. If you happen to be a board-certified music therapist in our area and are interested in a peer supervision group, please feel free to contact me directly about joining us. Our next meeting [...]
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Tue, April 2 2013 » Events » No Comments
Ah, yes. I have been away for quite some time. Frankly, this Winter offered me too much to combat, and some things– like writing as much as I really want to do– fell by the wayside. However, I plan to be back here on a regular basis. I truly believe that the darkness and the [...]
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Mon, April 1 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
Yesterday, we here in the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas experienced snowfall for about 24 hours, amounting in 15 inches or so in my neighborhood. This is a shot out the front door. Luckily, even though I schedule myself rather tightly, I still lumbered my way through the streets and made it to nearly all [...]
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Mon, December 10 2012 » Reflections » No Comments
I know I’ve been absent from my website and blogging. All I can say is, my list of daily to-dos shifted considerably for a couple of months there. A short catch up of what’s going on at Sound Matters: I have a clinical supervisor with whom I Skype (when Skype works) or talk on the [...]
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Mon, November 26 2012 » Events » 2 Comments
Thank you to Macalaster College for having me present during Wellness Wednesdays. I enjoyed the group and look forward to answering any further questions.
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Wed, November 7 2012 » Events » No Comments
Upcoming events at Sound Matters Music Therapy Meeting of the Minds in Music September 29, 2012 4:00-6:00 PM Music Therapy in Mental Health: A Presentation on the Effects of Music and Its Use as a Tool November 18, 7:00 PM
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Wed, September 12 2012 » Events » No Comments
I have been wanting to attend these bi-monthly ukelele group workshops, but since I got sick, adding things to the list wasn’t something I did. But, coming up on January 28, I am definitely going to “Latin Guitar Styles Master Class,” held at the Schmitt Music Minnetonka. Following this, some of us Minneapolis/St. Paul-area music [...]
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Tue, July 24 2012 » Events » No Comments