Here is the handout from my presentation at the 2012 South Eastern Regional conference for the American Music Therapy Association in Charlotte, NC. I had many visuals and music samples that I shared at the presentation, but this outline still has some valuable information if you were not able to make it to the conference. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to talk about the possibilities. The conference attendees participated in a Scribble Chase drawing activity during the session and I encouraged them to send me pictures of their final pictures once they have filled in the images that they find. Hopefully I will have images to share! (*the picture above is my own scribble art creation with a student in art therapy as a partner.)
Congratulations Georgia MTs!
The Georgia state bill to establish a music therapy license passed the Georgia State House of Representatives yesterday. It has now passed both the House and the Senate and I assume awaits signing by the Governor. Hopefully, he does not have a problem with this idea!
Judith Pinkerton is a music therapist who also hosts the Music 4 Life Radio Show on iTunes. She recently authored a blog post at Corporate Wellness Magazine highlighting music to help with anxiety and mood.
I really liked her discussion about how people tend to reinforce their current mood, even if it is an unhealthy mood. This makes sense, since we often tend to listen to music that matches our mood. Pinkerton is advocating for more of a mood music "diet", where you intentionally listen to music that reflects different moods in order to expand your mood "palate." This may help to break the cycle of reinforcing the way you feel with music and then listening to more of the same type of music because that is the way you feel!
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