by Rachel | Uncategorized
Happy Monday, everyone! If you’re like me, you probably need an extra dose of inspiration and motivation at the beginning of a new work week. In that case, I have the perfect thing: a brand-new episode of the Music Therapy Round Table podcast!
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Round Table, it is comprised of myself and two other music therapists, Kimberly Sena Moore and Michelle Erfurt. Each month, we choose a topic related to music therapy and then share our thoughts and opinions for other music therapists (and anyone else who might be interested) to hear.
Episode 7 is available today by visiting the Music Therapy Round Table, or you can find us on iTunes. This month we’re talking about how we keep up and improve our music skills, and we also share some input from our listeners, which they provided via Twitter and Facebook. Lots of interesting and innovative ideas — the three of us were so inspired that by the end of the episode, we were ready to go play or sing!
Our podcast is the perfect lunch date, workout partner, and companion for commuting. So go check it out, and hopefully it will inspire you just as much as it did us.
by Rachel | Uncategorized
The Music Therapy Round Table is a monthly podcast series hosted by myself, Kimberly S. Moore, and Michelle Erfurt. In case you haven’t already read the back-story, here’s a recap: Michelle and I met back in 2008 after she visited my blog. Kimberly and I met in mid-2009 through Twitter. The three of us came together for the first time at the AMTA national conference in San Diego last year, and decided to collaborate on a new podcast centered around music therapy. We recorded our first episode via Skype back in February, and now here we are, three months (and three episodes) later.
In Episode 4, we discuss a topic every single therapist will have to deal with: change. Whether moving to a new studio, moving out-of-town, or going on maternity leave, what’s the most appropriate way to handle these major life transitions with your clients? Listen in as we share stories of how we handled change and discuss things that helped us and our clients. You can either listen directly on our blog, or find us on iTunes and download the episodes to your iPod or iPhone.
We make this announcement in the episode, but I also thought I’d share with you here that at this year’s AMTA national conference, the three of us will be presenting a 5-hour CMTE (that stands for “continuing music therapy education” for you non-MTs) course on the topic of using the internet and social media for business and advocacy. We’re super excited about this opportunity – it’s a big one!
So if you haven’t already, check out our podcast. Oh, and while we’re on the subject of podcasts, I should mention two others that I’d recommend. Janice Harris’ Music Therapy Show and Wade Richards’ Time for Music Podcast are excellent, so check them out as well!
by Rachel | Uncategorized
Guess what? I’m a podcaster! Along with my friends and fellow music therapists Kimberly Sena Moore and Michelle Erfurt, we have started the Music Therapy Round Table, a podcast in which we discuss all kinds of topics related to music therapy that are important to us.
Michelle, Kimberly and I live in three different time zones across the country, and we met via social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The idea to start a podcast manifested when the three of us finally got together in person, at last year’s AMTA National Conference in San Diego. A few months later, after lots of research and several Skype sessions, our podcast is up and running!
We even have our own blog, where we post both the audio and transcripted versions of each episode. Episode 1 is live now; in it, we introduce ourselves and share how we became music therapists, as well as outline our goals for the podcast series.
You can also find us on iTunes! Just search “Music Therapy Round Table” and you should see what I have pictured above. Subscribe to receive new episodes as they are published monthly.
Our podcast is geared toward not only other music therapists, but anyone else who is interested in music as a therapeutic means to improving peoples’ lives. I hope that you will check it out, and I can’t wait to hear your feedback!
