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What role can “chaos” have in a music therapy session?
Playing With Chaos: Broadening Possibilities for How Music Therapist’s Consider
Chaos in Group Work With Young People
Researchers from the University of Melbourne in Australia surveyed existing literature to explore how “chaos”, or a sense of disorder or confusion, within music therapy sessions can benefit the therapeutic process.
Which elements of music may be most important for promoting mindfulness?
Music Stimuli for Mindfulness Practice: A Replication Study
In hopes of furthering knowledge of music’s potential impacts on mindfulness, researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Iowa replicated a past study comparing effects of differing music stimuli on mindfulness experiences…
How can rhythm benefit traumatic brain injury patients?
Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation and Gait Training in Traumatic Brain Injury: A pilot study.
In response to a perceived research gap on the use of a Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) technique with traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, researchers from Craig Hospital in Colorado studied the impacts of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) on individuals who had experienced a moderate to severe TBI…
Interview with Dania Santiago, ma, CCC-SLP of Kids Developmental Clinic
Interview with Dania Santiago, MA, CCC-SLP of Kids Developmental Clinic Ingrid sat down with Dania Santiago, speech therapist with Kids Developmental Clinic - one of the Harrison Center for Music Therapy's community partners - to ask her about her...
How can music therapists use music to enhance existing verbal skills?
Music Therapists’ Perceptions of the Therapeutic Potentials Using Music When Working with Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Qualitative Analysis
In response to a noted research gap on the therapeutic use of music with children with autism
who communicate verbally, researchers from the University of Haifa in Israel and University of
Melbourne in Australia explored how music therapists use and perceive the role of music when
working with children with existing verbal skills…
Register Now for Virtual Summer Music Groups
Register now for Virtual Summer Music Groups! The Harrison Center for Music Therapy is so excited to offer two virtual summer music groups in 2020. Build age-appropriate skills in engaging music groups led by board-certified music therapists! Group 1 Ages 10 and under...
Telemusictherapy and COVID-19
Telehealth Music Therapy Options amidst the COVID-19 outbreak To protect our clients, in-person music therapy services are canceled starting March 17th, 2020. We have transitioned to telemusictherapy when appropriate for each patient. We're answering some...
Interview with Lori Gross, CCC, SLP of TheraKids Associates
Interview with Lori Gross, CCC, SLP of TheraKids Associates Kate sat down with Lori Gross, owner of TheraKids Associates in Bellaire, Texas - one of the Harrison Center for Music Therapy's community partners - to ask her about TheraKids' unique...
Transferring Music from Therapy Sessions into the Home
One of the beautiful, unique and beneficial qualities of music therapy sessions is the engagement of live and active music making. When it comes to giving take-home activities to patients and their families, the thought of duplicating a music therapy session makes the...
Why You Don’t Have to Be Musical to Benefit From Music Therapy
Why You Don't Have to Be Musical to Benefit From Music Therapy Music therapy, like all other therapeutic disciplines, begins with an evaluation to determine if a patient qualifies for services and to assess their areas of need. Often times while asking preliminary...
