Still Here

I’ve always said that music doesn’t belong at the top of Maslow’s triangle- we can flip the triangle on it’s side and take care of the whole person. I’ve also said that I’d like to work myself out of a job- if we hadn’t spent decades cutting funding to arts education (and education in general), and if our culture could remove the “be famous or never sing” mindset, maybe we wouldn’t need arts therapies. But those things haven’t happened, and we do need arts therapies. We need to give people space to explore their creative side, to reconnect with their authentic voice, to find expression for what they may not have words. Music therapy should be there for people whether they’re dealing with illness or are just navigating a healthy life.

FAQs for Students

I receive a lot of email requests from students who want to learn more about music therapy, either for a research project or for career exploration. I love talking to students and supporting their interests, but I find myself spending time writing lengthy responses and never receiving a follow up. So this blog post is to answer many of the FAQs I receive from students.

What I've Learned

if you follow your gut and have a sense of flexibility, you’ll land on the right path

Entrepreneurship, MT as a CareerKate BeeverMay 22, 2016music therapy, maine, maine business, maine biz, small businessComment

So, you want to be a music therapist…

Sometimes I want to squish up my passion into paper ball, stick it in a storage container underneath my bed, and take a job counting blades of grass 8 hours a day for awhile.

Neurologic Music Therapy training

"Rhythm drives the change". The NMT techniques are based in rhythm, which makes me (a percussionist) very happy.

Week in the Life of Maine Music & Health

In the afternoon I headed to York for a music therapy group in which we are working on breath support through singing and recorder playing.

REMO HealthRhythms

MT as a CareerKate BeeverSeptember 30, 2011 Comment

Music Therapy Successes

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