Music Till Proven Therapy

It has been one whole year since the MTPT Pod first hit your ears!!! And we are so, SO grateful for the journey that this has been. Hear Dannielle and Morgan reflect on one year of this podcast, as well as the plans moving forward! Make sure to enter our 1 year celebration giveaway. Details @mtptpod on Instagram. And visit our website! www.mtptpod.com

In this wheel episode, Dannielle breaks down an intervention she facilitated based on Billie Eilish's song in the Barbie movie, What Was I Made For? This is an excellent song for lyric analysis and is relatable for patients of all ages. Hear the intervention here and check out mtptpod.com/thewheel to purchase the intervention!

The Fall semester is here and we are back! At first, we titled this episode time management, but honestly it's really about life management and how to balance all of the things - both music therapy and life wise. Listen along to hear how we juggle it all!

In this week's wheel episode, Dannielle walks us through a songwriting intervention that she created, using a structured worksheet, allowing music therapists to confidently songwrite in groups or with individuals! You can find the printable worksheet to purchase at www.mtptpod.com

Emily Hammer is a board-certified music therapist in Nashville, TN. Emily is a contracting music therapist, working with individuals of all ages, from small children to adults. Emily shares with us her music therapy journey, how she found contracting work in Nashville, and how she feels a year into being a professional.

This week's wheel episode is all about heartbeat recordings! From the how-to to making heartsongs, we discuss the process when working on legacy building and end of life projects.

We are back from our mini break! And boy do we have updates for you. Morgan is ENGAGED and Dannielle hit her one year at her job! Listen to all of our updates and the mini life crisis we're having now!

It is World Music Therapy Week!! We got to host a LIVE podcast recording with our podcast community and had the absolute best time. Join us as we talk all about music therapy, our most impactful moments with clients and patients, and answer questions by students and interns.

In this weeks wheel episode, Morgan shares about what her typical sessions look like with babies 8 months to 2 years.

It is Child Life Month! To celebrate, Dannielle and Morgan interview a wonderful certified child life specialist, Christine, who tells us all about child life, the required training, and parts of the job. Child Life Specialists are specialists in child life development, and specialize in helping the hospitalized child cope with the hospital environment.

In this episode of the wheel, Dannielle shares about how typical sessions with patients 3-6 years old go. From what instruments to choose to what she does in a session, hear about her interventions for her hematology/oncology patients.

So.. you're in internship. Now what? Morgan and Dannielle talk about the post-internship journey. When to start looking for music therapy jobs, pay, interviewing, the CBMT exam, and more!

This wheel is all about identifying and breaking cycles! Hear how Dannielle used 2 popular songs in behavioral health to identify cycles and how to break them with her patients.

In this weeks DoMo, we talk all about grace & space and how to have it with yourself as a music therapist. Do music therapists love their lives? Is it possible to have a personal life outside of work? Find out in this episode.

Happy love day to the MTPTPOD family! In todays episode, we are celebrating all of the things we LOVE about music therapy.

In this episode, Morgan shares a music therapy intervention that she has used with parents of babies in the ICU. This affirmation song intervention can be widely used. You can find the handout at www.mtptpod.com/thewheel

In this storytime episode, we talk to a fabulous young music therapist, Devan Elliott! Devan Elliott is the director of music therapy for Moorings Park Communities in Naples Florida- she works with and supports older adults throughout the full spectrum of the aging process. In her spare time, she reads anything, crafts A LOT, plays with her cats and binges RuPauls drag race reruns.

Welcome to our very first No More Capos episode!! In this episode, Morgan teaches us how to "fancify" the I, IV and V. If you're tired of your simple chords, Morgan shares very easy ways to add dissonance and interest to simple chord progressions for music therapy sessions. Let us know what you think!

Welcome to our first wheel episode of 2023! In this episode, we dive into music therapy interventions that we have used in the hospital to assist with dressing changes. Procedural support is a huge aspect of what we as music therapists do day to day. Here are a few of our success stories with dressing changes specifically. Like, subscribe and leave a positive review!

Hello everyone! Dannielle here dropping in to let you know about something absolutely incredible that Morgan achieved. Give her all of your love @morganthemt on instagram!

Happy New Year! In our first episode of 2023 and our third DoMo, we talk about our New Years goals - both personally and professionally. We also answer some questions regarding big moments music therapy students will face in 2023 - including internship and the boards. Let us know your 2023 goals and what you would like to hear from us in 2023! Things we chatted about Ami Kunimura The Self Care Ins...

In this episode, we discuss "levels of advocacy" when advocating for music therapy during the holidays. Advocating can be exhausting. Especially around the holidays when you're around old family, friends and loved ones who may know nothing about music therapy. So how can we effectively advocate without burning ourselves our in the process? Dannielle has come up with three levels of advocacy that w...

Welcome to our second DoMo episode! In this episode, Dannielle and Morgan discuss some "craps" and "grats" of life lately.

It's another wheel episode! In this episode of the wheel, Morgan shares about a go to intervention and resource that she uses with her patient's in the PICU. This is a go-to intervention for us, especially with patient's with communication barriers, and we hope it is useful for you!

We are SO excited for this weeks story time with Pediatric Music Therapy's very own, Amy Love. In this episode, we talk with Amy about balancing music therapy life with mom life, transitions, death and dying, and so much more that you do not want to miss.