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Mind&Melody seeks to implement a long-term volunteer based music program, involving musically inclined students, older adults and participants experiencing memory loss at local centers. The program welcomes college and high school students, as well as members of the community to participate in sharing the power of…

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We are so pleased to feature our first Guest DJ,  Shashanna Orellano, MM, MT-BC, for our new Spotify channel.  Shashanna is a full-time music therapist at the West Palm Beach VA in South Florida.  With Patriots and Veterans Day coming up in the calendar, we…

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By Elisa Aven M.M., MT-BC Grief is a complicated and painful emotion. It is universal in that we as humans will inevitably all experience some type of loss in our lives, however, the grief experience is unique to each individual. Throughout my work as a…

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By Karen House, M.S., MT-BC Working with children on the Autism spectrum, I’ve learned that it doesn’t matter how amazing I think my session plan is, sometimes it just doesn’t go as expected. There can be any number of factors in a child’s day that…

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As a hospice music therapist, my colleagues and I always looked forward to that one weekend a year when we would get a chance to step out of the hospitals and nursing homes and share music with grieving children at the annual bereavement camp.  This…

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By Ali Sailer, MT-BC Nearing the end of my first month as a board-certified music therapist at PBMTI, I have accumulated plenty of thoughts and feelings which I will reflect on in this brief blog post for the benefit of anyone who would like to…

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By Bree Beynon, MT-BC The fact that I now can’t get the Beatles “A Day in the Life” out of my head should give you a small idea of where this blog is heading.  Prepare to enter the busy mind and schedule of a musician/clinician/business…

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By Shashanna Orellano, MM, MT-BC Happy Memorial Day!  A day off, a celebration of the start of summer, sales and discounts, barbecue, beach, adult beverages.  These are the associations we civilians have of Memorial Day.  But, for Veterans, Memorial Day often means something very different. …

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By Elisa Aven, M.M., MT-BC Last week, I had yet another beautiful music therapy session with one of my elderly hospice patients at a skilled nursing facility. This patient, who I will refer to as Ethel, has a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, however, she has…

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White walls, cold temperatures, screaming neighbors and people constantly running around.  Where is this magical place?  A nursing facility.  All are very unique, yet it is still difficult to find peace within these walls.  There are constant beeps and bells.  There’s always a nurse or…

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