This week we are sharing a very encouraging research article published in PubMed Central, an online archive of medical literature. The article describes a study which provides "the first evidence that 8–12 weeks of individual music intervention can indeed improve social communication and functional brain connectivity...
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This week we are sharing a great article from Psychology Today which highlights recent scientific research that helps explain why music therapy can be so beneficial for children with autism. It is exciting to see more and more research being published to help further support our profession! At...
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Happy World Music Therapy Day! The World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) has established March 1, 2019 as World Music Therapy Day. WFMT is dedicated to developing and promoting music therapy throughout the world as an art and science. In honor of the day, we...
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This week we are sharing another inspiring article about music therapy being implemented in the hospital setting. The news article speaks of the successful music therapy program at Penn State Children's Hospital and includes a great video of music therapy in action for an infant patient. At...
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It is so exciting to see so many new music therapy programs within medical settings popping up around the country! This week's article is about a new medical music therapy program that was launched in conjunction with a Child Life program at Sanford Health in Bismarck,...
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This news mention comes from our music therapy neighbors up in Maine! Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor will be offering a new music therapy outpatient program being launched by Melissa Violette, MT-BC, NMT. Melissa has completed her Neurologic Music Therapist training, similar to 3...
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This week we are excited to share a very fun, creative and informative video from our colleagues at The George Center! Highlighting the many ways music therapy is developing and growing across the country, we thought this music video would be the perfect way to...
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This week we are bringing you an article announcing the addition of music therapy to the programming at the Family Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Georgia. The article speaks to how music therapy benefits those individuals affected by cancer and their loved...
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This week we bring a news report on how music therapy can help those living with mental health needs, including addiction, depression and suicide. At MBMT, we definitely see an opportunity here in Vermont for music therapy to serve our community in similar ways. Nonprofit offers...
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This week we are bringing you a great article about how medical music therapy is benefitting babies in the NICU and their families at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. The article speaks of the amazing work and research that Dr. Jayne Standley, board-certified music therapist and FSU...
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