I heard on the local news tonight that Minnesota’s Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment has been audited, and that there are “inconsistencies in the structures and procedures used to ov...Read More
I know from my internship experience that with the holidays and the end of the year, many people in our care die. In my internship, I worked mostly with people in hospice care. Now, the majority of my...Read More
My list of podcasts is quickly becoming just as full as my Google Reader. I have been subscribed to The Music Therapy Show with Janice Harris for a bit, and though I read the blogs of Rachel Rambac...Read More
I had the privilege to participate in a Thanksgiving prayer service and hymn sing this afternoon at work. I provided some violin music and vocal leading of some of the hymns. I do enjoy using my violi...Read More
I just listened to Friday’s podcast “NewsPod” from the BBC, and the last story describes how Yorkshire’s anthem, “Ilkla Moor Baht’At,” is dying out. A music t...Read More
I am sorry to be missing the American Music Therapy Association National Conference this year, but alas, I simply will not be there. *** Here in Minneapolis, though, I have been reading up (however br...Read More
I listened to the most recent podcast of “This American Life” this evening, and was intrigued by one of the stories that followed a music teacher who teamed up with a cancer researcher to ...Read More
A few months ago, the care center where I work decided to trial mneme therapy. Mneme therapy “uses everyday pleasurable experiences such as singing, movement, story-telling and painting in a uni...Read More