Carol Ann Blank, Ph.D., LCAT, LPC, MT-BC

This podcast describes how music therapy can support sibling play.  

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About the Author:

Carol Ann Blank, Ph.D., MT-BC is the Manager of Research and Special Needs Services at Music Together Worldwide where she created the Music Together Within Therapy® program, a trademark license model for clinicians to implement in individual and small group music therapy sessions.

Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation: 

Blank, C. A. (2018, September 1). But my sister can’t play with me: Structuring music-play experiences for siblings who are developing differently. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Matt Logan, MA, MT-BC, Brianna Negrete, MM, MT-BC, and Chloe Kelleher, MA, CCLS

Can sick children play? Two music therapists and a child life specialist from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco discuss the importance of supporting play. The music therapy program is support by the Peterson Family Foundation. 

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About the Authors:

Matthew Logan, MA, MT-BC is a music therapist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, specializing in hematology/oncology, bone marrow transplant, neurological rehabilitation, and palliative care. Contact: [email protected]

Brianna Negrete, MM, MT-BC is a music therapist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco and works in the Intensive Care Nursery, Cardiac Intensive Care, Cardiac Transitional Care Units, and palliative care.

Chloe Kelleher, MA, CCLS grew up in her mother’s preschool and has 15 years of experience as an early childhood educator. As a child life specialist in the playroom at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, she works to promote therapeutic play opportunities for children and families.

Suggested Citation: 

Logan, M., Negrete, B., & Kelleher, C. (2018, September 1). Being playful in a pediatric hospital: Music therapy and child life perspectives. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Mary DiCamillo, EdD, MT-BC, ET/P

This podcast introduces prenatal music bonding and ways that siblings can interact and play with their siblings before birth. 

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About the Author:

Mary DiCamillo, EdD, MT-BC, ET/P is the founder and master trainer of Sound Birthing Music and a pre- and perinatal music therapist. She is a contributing member of the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT).

Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation: 

DiCamillo, M. (2018, September 1). Prenatal music bonding: Building family relationships before birth. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC

This podcast addresses the challenge of planning repertoire for the holiday season and how to write and adapt playful songs that are appropriate across cultures, religions, and traditions.

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About the Author:

Rachel Rambach is the founder and co-owner of Music Therapy Connections, a private practice in central Illinois, and creator of Listen & Learn Music. Her passion is writing and recording early childhood songs, and sharing them with her colleagues.

Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation: 

Rambach, R. (2018, September 1). Winter Play Songs: Repertoire and Applications for the Holiday Season. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Beth McLaughlin, MSE, MT-BC

In this podcast Beth McLaughlin interviews Amy Myers on how to successfully embed technology into music therapy sessions.

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About the Author:

Beth McLaughlin, MSE, MT-BC has over 40 years of experience providing music therapy services to young children with special needs in Upstate New York. She is a composer of children’s music and a frequent presenter on the subject of music therapy in special education and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Ms. McLaughlin is a regular contributor to imagine.

About the Interviewee:

Amy L. Myers, MT-BC, is one of the lead music therapists at Wildwood School in Schenectady, New York. She provides individual and group music therapy services to elementary aged students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and complex learning disabilities.

Suggested Citation: 

McLaughlin, B. (2017, September 1). Using Technology to Support Communication in the Music Therapy Classroom. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Katie Myers, MM, MT-BC

This podcast discusses incorporating technology while keeping the playfulness crucial for child development.

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About the Author:

Katie Myers specialized in NICU and medical music therapy. She currently works at Levine Music, where she supervises clinical students and interns, and engages in clinical work with special learners, at-risk youth and young adults, children and adolescents with ASD, and early intervention populations. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation: 

Myers, K. (2017, September 1). Music Therapy: The Intersection of Play and Technology. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC

This podcast leads through a typical day in an early childhood music therapy practice enriched by technology and interactive media.

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About the Author:

Rachel Rambach is the owner of Music Therapy Connections, a private practice in central Illinois, and creator of Listen & Learn Music. She hosts Guitars & Granola Bars, a podcast for women who are balancing a passion-fueled career with being a mom. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation: 

Rambach, R. (2017, September 1). A Day in the Life: The Role of Technology in Running an Early Childhood Music Therapy Practice. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Carol Ann Blank, Ph.D., MT-BC

This podcast describes the use of the Music Together’s Family Music Zone app and the Hello Everybody app.

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About the Author:

Dr. Carol Ann Blank is the Manager of Research and Special Needs Services at Music Together Worldwide where she also oversees the Music Together Within Therapy program. She coordinates research and program evaluation and provides support to Music Together teachers to include children with special needs in Music Together classes. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation: 

Blank, C. A. (2017, September 1). Supporting Parents and Young Children Through Interactive Media. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Hanna Jade Watson, Music Therapy Student

This podcast discusses music subscription services such as Apple Music  and its advantages for use in early childhood music therapy practice.

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About the Author:

Hanna Jade Watson is a senior student pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree of Music Therapy at the University of Alabama. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation: 

Watson, H. J. (2017, September 1). Just the Basics – Apple Music 101. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Dawn M. Sandel, M.A.Ed.,, MT-BC

This podcast discusses low, mid, and high tech devices and provides examples of how they can be utilized purposefully in early childhood music therapy sessions.

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About the Author:

Dawn Sandel, M.A.Ed., MT-BC, works at RISE Center, Tuscaloosa at the University of Alabama. She provides large and small group music therapy services to children (8 weeks to 5 years) with and without disabilities in an inclusive preschool setting.  Contact:  [email protected]

Suggested Citation: 

Sandel, D. M. (2017, September 1). #MTBaby: Music Therapy with Generation Tech. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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