As a music therapist, I am trained in how to use musical improvisation in the moment to meet my client’s needs. And really, that’s one of the main things that sets a music therapist apart from a performer or educator–our training helps us be aware of needs and adjust our “plans” accordingly. I remember learning..
For a long time I thought I was a rare breed. I loved and adored the Nordoff-Robbins approach to music therapy and utilized improvisation-based techniques in many of my sessions with great success. At the same time I was also very drawn to learning about neurological processes and how music supports and accesses certain areas..
This past summer I redesigned my therapy space to make it a little more kid-friendly and visually appealing. I run sessions out of my home and had never made a big attempt to make it a very “fun” room, mostly because I was doing other full-time work doing MT in the school district. But I..
