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Nature’s Instruments: Making Music Outside
Spring is finally here! The daffodils are blooming, the Easter bunny made his visits, and families are itching to get out of the house. In the spring, the outside world is full of sounds.
Current Events: Thrive to Survive Workshop
Written by Katie Pistilli, MT-BC This month, Upstate Music Therapy Center employees Erin Triola, LCAT, MT-BC and Katie Pistilli, MT-BC met a wonderful group of people through the Thrive to Survive support group. Katie and Erin conducted a workshop for Thrive to...
Book: My Voice is a Trumpet
“Voices are powerful, and together they’re strong, like the musical notes of a beautiful song.”
Think about it. Each person has a voice. When voices come together, it can sometimes be chaos. But, it can oftentimes be powerful! Jimmie Allen’s new children’s book My Voice is a Trumpet describes in rhyming verse how all people have voices and voices are strong when brought together to support an important cause or idea. Together with illustrations by Cathy Ann Johnson, Allen’s storybook depicts how people of all ages can use their voices to “stand up for what’s right and know what feels wrong.”
Parenting: Finding Calm in the Chaos (Part 2)
Understanding ourselves, why we respond the way we do, can greatly improve our parenting approach
and by doing so increase healthy and helpful interactions with our children. When this happens both
the parents, children, and spousal relationship begin to notice a sense of calm even during the expected
chaotic moments in day-to-day child rearing.
Parenting: Finding Calm in the Chaos (Part 1)
Whether you are a parent or not, everyone appreciates calm. Life creates more opportunities for noise,
busyness, tension, and high energy activity than it does for relaxing and peaceful moments. It is for this
reason that adults, teens, and children alike will need to be intentional to find calm. In this first part of our two-part blog, we would like to focus on the needs of parents. What it is like for a parent or foster
parent while raising children? What if they have 2 or more children in their home and one or more has
special needs? That certainly adds complexity into the parenting experience. Their work can be very
hard but incredibly rewarding with the right resources.
5 Steps to Becoming a Board Certified Music Therapist
Has your passion for music and desire to help others have you leaning toward wanting to pursue a career in Music Therapy? Here are 5 the steps you’ll need to take in order to become a Board Certified Music Therapist.
Book: Jingle Bells
The Christmas season is filled with many traditions. When I was growing up, my parents would allow my sister and I to open one present on Christmas Eve. I was always the first one awake on Christmas morning, ready for what the day had in store! I didn’t realize how Christmas traditions are vastly different around the world until I read Jingle Bells by Iza Trapani for the first time.
Finding Peace on Earth
As we wind down 2021 with all its twists and turns we look toward a new year. Most people look forward with hope, that life might be easier, less chaotic, and filled with family, friends, good health and happiness. Christmas and Holiday cards send best wishes for a joyous and peaceful new year. There is a very real hunger and thirst for peace, for peace on this earth.
Should I Become a Music Therapist?
Do you love music and want to make a career of it? It might seem like music education or performance degrees are the only majors out there, but that is far from the truth. Thankfully, there is the fulfilling profession of music therapy! Aspiring music therapists, this one is for you.