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Music Therapy & Beyond Podcast

A music therapy informed podcast hosted by Giving Song. Each week we bring you different segments all inspired by our broad range of interests and passions. Our vision for this platform is to support the field of music therapy, encourage wellness, and foster a community of learning.

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  • Learning

    1st week of the month is focused on consulting research, literature, and experts to support continuing education around music therapy.

  • Clinical

    2nd week of the month is devoted to in-depth clinical learning and sharing including best practices, ideas, and resources.

  • Wellness

    3rd week of the month is all about wellness. Research, helpful tips & tricks, resources….your health & wellness matter!

  • Music

    4th week of the month is the language we know best….MUSIC! Musician spotlights, resources, songs, instruments, skill building, and so much more!

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Four Methods of Music Therapy- Receptive | #74

In his book Defining Music Therapy (1998), Kenneth Bruscia outlined 4 main methods for music therapy practice: receptive, re-creative, improvisation, and composition. Of these methods, perhaps the most overlooked is receptive. Ellisa calls on the literature, taking a closer look at clinical applications and philosophy of the receptive method within music therapy.

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Medical Music Therapy with Ciele Knox, MT-BC & Ryan Johnson, MT-BC | #70

Ellisa sits down with Ciele Knox and Ryan Johnson, two medical music therapists, to talk about music therapy in hospitals. They touch on music therapy in the NICU, general hospital and rehabilitation center at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in Tallahassee, FL. As a reminder, you can watch this conversation on our Youtube page, here.

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Clocking Out: Leaving the Work Day at Work | #44

Our work stresses, thoughts and worries need a container to live in so that when it's time, we can pick them up. Make a small routine of "setting it aside" as you transition home each and every day. It is as important as checking your email but a small and even non-time consuming ritual can create healthy boundaries for your work in your life that will prove deeply rewarding in time.

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5 Overlooked Concepts When Designing Music Therapy Experiences | #40

The truth is when we are in the thick of designing our sessions we often forget some of the basics. Unless you have consistent supervision we are often not aware we are overlooking these vital concepts. So, today I’ve pulled my top 5 concepts reminder, which are more like mental notes that I’ve observed can be stumbling blocks when designing music experiences.

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Curriculum, Philosophy, and Approach to Music Therapy | #15

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Music Therapy and Beyond. My name is Maggie and I am so excited for today’s episode. If you have been listening to previous episodes, like “Authenticity in Music pt. 3” and “What Does Wellness Look Like?”, you may have noticed that I came from a different college than Ellisa and Kristin. We have some differences in our theoretical orientations and today I want to dive into why that is. I have done some deep diving and found my course load for each semester during my undergraduate MT program and I have asked Ellisa and Kristin to do the same. I have asked them to join me in this episode as we discover what differences and similarities we have in our undergraduate MT programs and why we developed different theoretical orientations.

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