As music therapists, we are trained on guitar, piano, voice, and percussion. But many music therapists spend years cultivating a personal relationship to music by learning a different instrument long before pursuing a career in the field. Yet, many MT-BCs don’t use their primary instrument in clinical settings.  Music therapy interventions can be effectively facilitated on an instrument outside of those taught in music therapy curriculum. For instance, hearing a new sound ca

As music therapists, we know that music engages the brain in powerful ways. Whether we are working toward emotional regulation, motor...

As humans, we all have sensory needs that must be met in order to function, feel safe, and to maintain emotional and physical well-being....