Worlds in Collision: Music and the Trauma of War
JKP author Julie Sutton was invited to speak at the Worlds in Collision: Music and the Trauma of War conference held in London’s Mansion House…
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Creative therapists: How to be your own boss
In this extract from The Art of Business, author Emery Hurst Mikel takes a step-by-step look at the process of marketing yourself as a self-employed…
The comfort of music at the end of life – an extract from Musical Encounters with Dying
While teaching piano to an adult student, an unexpected diagnosis led Islene Runningdeer to explore how music could provide a deep sense of comfort and…
Music, Language and Autism
After many hours of the same dull drone – auditory chewing gum that has long since lost its flavour or interest – there is a sudden, almost…
Celebrating the launch of ‘Forensic Music Therapy’
JKP were delighted to attend the launch of Forensic Music Therapy: A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital Settings on Friday 25th January…
JKP Attends the American Music Therapy Association’s Annual Conference in St. Charles, Illinois, USA
St. Charles, Illinois situated just outside of Chicago (the USA’s famous Windy City) was the location of the American Music Therapy Association’s (AMTA) annual conference…
A case study extract from ‘Forensic Music Therapy’ – Working with Conflict
This is an edited extract from Forensic Music Therapy: A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital Settings edited by Stella Compton Dickinson, Helen Odell-Miller…
Podcast: Dr. Petra Kern on how music therapy in early childhood can help children with ASD’s
Earlier this year, the Music Therapy Research Blog interviewed Petra Kern on her work concerning early childhood music therapy with children on the autism spectrum. They…
Integrating Music Therapy and Biofeedback – An Interview with Dr. Eric Miller
“Bio-Guided Music Therapy is not just a good way to document the physiological impact of music therapy sessions…the process itself is a vital and dynamic form of therapy in its own rite. BGMT offers the unique opportunity to craft a Music Therapy session in real time based on the client’s physical responses.”
Incorporating Music into Speech and Language Therapy for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders – An Interview with Dr. Hayoung Lim
“Children with ASD appear to have intact pattern perception and production ability. They also tend to follow the Gestalt style of language acquisition which is based on the pattern perception. In parallel, all of the musical behaviors require pattern perception and production; and these abilities are commonly found in children with ASD. It follows that patterns in music can facilitate the Gestalt style of language acquisition and the consequent speech- language development in children with ASD.”