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Music Therapy and Autism
April is National Autism Awareness Month. In the past 25 years, awareness of autism has grown, and treatment strategies, research, and cultural attitudes have shifted as well. This year, the Autism Society has issued a call to move “beyond simply promoting autism...
What is music therapy and why does it work?
If you are like most people, you are drawn to music. Music makes us feel good. It triggers our emotions, brings back memories, and moves us in ways we find difficult to describe. We use music to cheer on our favorite sports teams, heighten feelings of expectation in a...
Two Inches of Frozen Lessons
…in Music Therapy Advocacy A guest post from Lana Card, MT-BC of The George Center in Atlanta that offers stellar music therapy programs with a very creative staff. Lana was one of the many stuck in their cars for 10+ hours during the recent ice storms in Atlanta....
Two Inches of Frozen Lessons
…in Music Therapy Advocacy A guest post from Lana Card, MT-BC of The George Center in Atlanta that offers stellar music therapy programs with a very creative staff. Lana was one of the many stuck in their cars for 10+ hours during the recent ice storms in Atlanta....
ZeroToThree.org
...A website worth knowing ZeroToThree.org is a website you need to know about if you have anything to do with babies and toddlers - parent, teacher, grand-parent, caregiver, nanny. Their mission is “to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life.”...
Introducing the Alzheimer’s Reading Room
Today I was doing research for materials for caregivers and the holidays and ‘rediscovered’ the article 8 Tips for a Great Holiday Season at the Alzheimer’s Reading Room, a website I highly recommend. The article is a sensitive and very helpful article on ways to decrease stress and increase meaningful moments with your loved one living with memory loss.
What exactly IS Music Therapy?
Every time I give a presentation or ask someone if they have heard of music therapy I am so grateful that the response is typically “yes.” This is leagues ahead of the general public awareness 10 years ago. My followup question is “Do you know what music therapy...
M3 Music Therapy in the Pittsburgh City Paper
Last week I had a chance to sit down with Andy Mulkerin, music editor of the Pittsburgh City Paper and talk about music therapy. He had great questions which turned into a terrific article. This resulted in "Music therapists do a lot more than sing" an informative...
Jumpin’ for Joy
Today is a turn-around day for the M3 Music Therapy Blog...I'm actually going to write one. Hopefully, you will see more postings in the future but I do want to wait until I have something worth saying...and today...I do. I titled this blog "Jumpin' for Joy" because...
M3 Music Therapy @ The Mom Con
M3 Music Therapy is proud to be part of The Mom Con taking place on Thursday, May 23 from 8:30-5:00 pm at the Doubletree by the Hilton in Greentree. Our lives are endlessly busy and often filled with taking care of others’ needs and putting our own on the back...
Music for the child with Autism
I read this article a few months ago and often return to the AutismAsperger.net website as a great resource of information. According to his bio, Dr. Stephen Shore was diagnosed with "Atypical Development and strong autistic tendencies" and was recommended for...
Music therapy transforms senior residents
A beautiful crafted story describing "Claire's" life history and how, in her later years with dementia, her early childhood memories are reached through Mummer's music. It is written by her daughter. Can music “wake up” the mind? Can the familiar sounds of one’s...