Episode 21: What Are Your Tools Of The Trade?

October 11, 2011

This episode is brought to you at the request of Rachel See Smith, owner of Music Therapy Services of Austin and a member of Music Therapy Pro. In an email, Rachel writes: I’d love to hear reviews of what instruments y’all would recommend or instruments we could probably “pass” on….(instruments in all budget categories).  Also, [...]

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Episode 20: Scheduling & Time Management

September 13, 2011

No matter what the work environment, music therapists often face quite a challenge when it comes to scheduling. Not only do we need to schedule our clinical work, whether that involves classrooms, facilities, or private clients, but we also need to factor in planning and practice time. Sometimes it can seem as though there just [...]

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Episode 19: Investing in Professional Development

August 16, 2011

The training and professional growth necessary to become a music therapist–or any type of education and healthcare professional–doesn’t end when you receive your diploma. Investing in conferences, trainings, and other types of professional development activities is a vital part of the growth, development, and health of your professional self and, as a music therapist, helps [...]

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Episode 18: Business Relationships in Music Therapy

July 12, 2011

All music therapists will enter some kind of business relationship no matter if they are in private practice or an employee of a company. These include relationships with other business’ and relationships with other MTs. In episode 18 of the podcast, special guests Jennifer Sokira and Emily Pellegrino, the directors of Connecticut Music Therapy Services, [...]

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Episode 17: Long Distance Communication for the Music Therapist

June 21, 2011

As music therapists, we all know that colleagues can be few and far between. In fact, you may be the only music therapist in your workplace, or even in your city. But luckily there are ways to communicate with fellow music therapists, whether for supervision, collaboration, or just to chat and feel connected. In episode [...]

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Episode 16: Packing Tips for the Traveling Music Therapist

May 17, 2011

We are very excited to welcome our first guest MTRT co-host…Allison Kerr! Allison is a board-certified music therapist who owns her own private practice in Tennessee called Music Therapy Services of Nashville. She contracts with different individuals and organizations–including schools and adult day care centers for people with disabilities–leads music therapy rhythm guitar workshops, and [...]

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