Valentine's Day is around the corner! Some music therapists may be using the Valentine's Day theme with their clients to either explore relationships, reminisce, learn vocabulary, and so much more. Below I have included a list of 5 songs per each population category; seniors, children, and teenagers, that you can add to your repertoire. Some of these songs are about self-love, others about falling in love, and others about friendship. I hope some of them spark ideas for inter

It's hard to believe it is almost 2019! I wanted to share a list of 15 songs that are either about new years or new beginnings that may be useful for music therapists to add to their repertoire during the holiday season. I hope you find some of these applicable to a variety of populations you are working with. On another note, while you do some of your own reflection as the new year rolls around - you may want to use music to help guide or support you. As I do my own journali

Get to know Miya Music Therapy music therapist, David Macintosh! 1. How did you get into the music therapy field? I was pursuing a bachelor of arts in pop music studies, writing and recording music and playing in bands. I always enjoyed the connection of music between people (bandmates, family, audiences and performers), and through a good friend's mom's suggestion, I checked out music therapy. She was working at an adult day program which assisted individuals living with de

Get to know Miya Music Therapy administrative assistant and music therapist, Carmen Lee! 1. How did you get into the music therapy field? While I discovered music therapy during high school when I was researching potential fields in music (I couldn't imagine studying anything but music), I went on to study music education as my undergraduate degree. I realized at the beginning of my 3rd year that I did not want to pursue teacher's college upon graduation, but still wanted t

Get to know Miya Music Therapy team member, Silvia Li! 1. How did you get into the music therapy field? I was actually heading towards a different field - Speech Language Pathology. I always knew that I wanted to work in a helping profession, and growing up I thought I was going to be a doctor (still a very distant dream of mine). Music has also always been a part of my life - my parents bought me my first piano when I was one! But I quickly learned in high school that though

The theme of friendship may come up frequently in music therapy sessions, as friendships can play a key role in our social and emotional well-being. Whether you are working with a group of seniors and highlighting the new found friendships they have made within this music therapy group, or working with a teenager who is having difficulty with their friendships, or working with an adult who is grieving the loss of a friend - there are many instances in which songs about friend