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Music, Arts, and Neuroscience

Here is a really interesting podcast with a neurologic music therapist (NMT) who was trained at Berklee School of Music in Boston. We post this because she discusses things that resonate with our practice, MBMT, LLC! Three of us MT-BCs are NMTs at Music Blooms,...

Music Therapy in Vermont

3/4 members of MBMT, LLC attended an advocacy training with other Vermont music therapists on October 6, 2018. As music therapy treats a wide array of people: children, veterans, seniors, people with disabilities (different abilities), medical patients, families, those struggling with addiction, etc- state recognition of...

Music Therapists Help Clients Learn, Heal, Connect Through Song

We are very humbled, honored and grateful to Ken Picard for his article (and video) about music therapy and Music Blooms Music Therapy, LLC in Seven Days Newspaper! We are also very grateful to the Waterman family for sharing their story with Ken. We must also...

Music Therapy as a Profession

This week we celebrate Gary Varvel, from Indiana, who wrote this apology to the music therapy profession in his paper after writing about music therapy in an unflattering light earlier. We also celebrate the many Indiana (and other) MT-BCs who contacted Mr. Varvel with information...

Music Therapy and Relationships

This week features a video of a wonderful musical interaction between a young patient and her music therapist. Music serves to elevate the patient’s mood following medical treatment. Music Blooms MT, LLC works with pediatric palliative patients that also enjoy belting out songs and drumming along....

Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs

Here is a nice news piece about a music therapy pilot program in the school setting. Music Blooms Music Therapy, LLC currently serves several students in area school districts. Personally, I (Jen) love this news clip because: It features beautiful children enjoying music engagement and...

Melodies Mean More

This week's post is about the effects of music therapy on people with Alzheimer's Disease, and discusses the conclusive studies done by professors Jeffrey Anderson and Norman Foster. It also involves the work done by Mary Whyte, a board certified music therapist. Here's a quote from...

The Power of Music Therapy

This week's post focuses on Brittany Barko, a certified neurologic music therapist, and how music therapy is useful in helping people with a number of conditions. In particular, this article focuses on Barko's work in hospitals. Here's a quote from the article! "As Barko continues to use...

Music and Lullabies

In this week's article, we find out how singing lullabies to babies can be beneficial to lessening their stress levels and helping them sync with their parent. While it is not music therapy, it is interesting to see the positive effects of a parent singing...

Music Therapy and the Community

This week's article focuses on the music therapy undergraduate program in place at the University of Indianapolis and gives an overview on how music therapy can be used as a treatment in many cases. "Music therapists use techniques such as composition, improvisation, performing and listening to...