Baselines in Music Therapy
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -In therapy and music, the baseline informs our next steps. This is the show that examines the present state of music therapy and asks, 'where to from here?'.
Made on the lands of the Darug nation by Joe Thompson NMT-F.
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Episodes
Bonus Episode: Joe on 'SurroundSounds'
February 20, 2024 18:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBMy interview as a guest on SurroundSounds. Listen to SurroundSounds on... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/surroundsounds/id1705938397 Or YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@APlaceToBe/videos
Emma Bailey & Mary-Clare Fearn: international impressions
January 24, 2024 01:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBToday I speak with two UK-based music therapists about their journeys to Neurologic Music Therapy Services Of Arizona. Emma Bailey is a UK-based Music Therapist and music therapy Supervisor. Originally trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Emma has studied infant mental health and child development at the Tavistock Clinic and the School of Infant Mental Health in London, and she completed the additional NMT training in 2019. As a Music Therapist in a National Health Child Deve...
Ingrid Gruett: MSOT, regulation & older adults
September 03, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIngrid Gruett completed her Bachelor of Music degree from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, her Music Therapy Equivalency from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, and her Master of Music Degree from Alverno College. Ingrid is a board-certified music therapist, a Wisconsin Music Therapist-Registered and a Certified Dementia Practitioner who specializes in providing evidenced-based services and 1:1 support to persons with dementia and to their caregivers. Ingrid is the owner and director ...
Joe Thompson: 12,569 kms away
January 08, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBJoe Thompson is a Neurologic Music Therapist currently working at Spring Forward Family Centre in Penrith, NSW. He specialises in using the properties of music, especially rhythm, to support Autistic people to navigate their sensory and movement challenges. Much of his approach is informed by experiences he gained while working overseas at Neurologic Music Therapy Services Of Arizona in Phoenix, USA. As well as a clinician, Joe has served as past chair of the AMTA NSW branch, and creator a...
Suzanne Oliver: the brain and relationships
December 18, 2022 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBSuzanne Oliver is the founder and executive director of Neurologic Music Therapy Services Of Arizona - an NMT clinic based in Phoenix, AZ that has been serving the community there for over 40 years. Over the years, she has employed up to as many as 21 therapists at one time, and currently has 6 NMTs working in their clinical setting serving a variety of children and adults with neurologic impairments. Additionally, from 2007 thru 2019, NMTSA had a school for non-speaking students with autis...
Samantha Schoeler-Jones: a road less travelled
December 04, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBToday’s guest on baselines is Samantha Schoeler Jones. This episode continues with our international theme, but allows for a hiatus from the people I met on my America trip, as we follow Sam’s own extraordinary journey which took her to the other side of the northern hemisphere. There are few people who can claim to have a more colourful answer to ‘how did you become a music therapist’ than Sam Samantha completed a Bachelor of Music in Performance in flute at the Western Australian Acade...
Cheryl Butterworth: Colin's journey
November 20, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBCheryl Butterworth is the Operations manager at Neurologic Music Therapy Services Of Arizona. She is also the mother of a long-term client of the clinic, Colin, who has Autism. In this episode, Cheryl shares the joys and challenges, as well as some funnier moments from their journey.
Leanna Moore: from client to therapist
November 06, 2022 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBLeanna is the clinical training director at the Neurologic Music Therapy Services of Arizona. Leanna attended Appalachian State University for her undergraduate degree, and completed her Master's Degree through Colorado State University. Having been exposed to a lot of GIM-style music therapy in her undergrad, she was excited to eventually learn about Neurologic music therapy and how it can be implemented. She worked at a company called Life in Harmony Music Therapy, LLC from 2016-2019, and ...
Jessi Teich: practice and research in ASD
October 23, 2022 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBJessi Teich is a PhD candidate in Music and Health Sciences at the University of Toronto. In 2007, she received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Berklee College of Music. After graduating Magna Cum Laude, Jessi taught lessons while pursuing a music career during which she won over a dozen international songwriting awards and recorded several albums, including two in Paris. In 2017, after a decade-long career, she decided to restructure the role that music played in her life. Subse...
Erin Skinner: broader musings
July 02, 2022 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBErin Skinner is a Registered Music Therapist, with a broad range of experience working with groups and individuals across the life span. She is currently working with children and families in mental health, and in disability. She has a passion for working alongside children and families to support healthy relationships, emotional wellbeing, resilience and creative self-expression through strengths-based approaches. Today we chatted about approaches, the role of music, transcendence and how ...
Tegan Sheedy Wineman: outback RMT
June 18, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBTegan is a Registered Music Therapist, Neurologic Music Therapist, and Music Tutor currently practicing in regional NSW. She has run a private music therapy practice for four years and has recently opened a music school to better serve the local community. She acts as the regional representative for the AMTA NSW branch and is passionate about closing the gap of services available in regional and metro areas. I invited her on so that we could discuss a topic that has always been of interest ...
Ann Lehmana-Kuit: Song creation
June 04, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBAnn Lehmann-Kuit is an experienced Nordoff Robbins music therapist, lecturer, guitar teacher, performer and community event organiser. She is passionate about giving people of all ages opportunities to ignite their expressive confidence. Ann lectures at Western Sydney University in the MCMT program and lectures in the undergraduate music degree at UOW. Ann is senior music therapist at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music where she also teaches Classical Guitar. Ann coordinates Jam n Br...
Ann Lehmann-Kuit: Song creation
June 04, 2022 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBAnn Lehmann-Kuit is an experienced Nordoff Robbins music therapist, lecturer, guitar teacher, performer and community event organiser. She is passionate about giving people of all ages opportunities to ignite their expressive confidence. Ann lectures at Western Sydney University in the MCMT program and lectures in the undergraduate music degree at UOW. Ann is senior music therapist at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music where she also teaches Classical Guitar. Ann coordinates Jam n Br...
Grace Elliott & Pete McDonald: New Songs for Music Therapy
May 21, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBPete McDonald graduated with a Bachelor of Music majoring in Jazz piano performance, receiving the Student of the Year award, and spent a long time practicing, gigging, teaching, recording, composing, and other music related activities aiming to pay off a mortgage and get two kids through school. After returning to study and completing his Masters of Music Therapy, as well as training in Neurologic Music Therapy, he now focuses on clinical work (along with the occasional gig with The Groo...
Adam Van Eyk: learning from first steps
May 07, 2022 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBAdam van Eyk is an RMT currently working for Noro Music Therapy as the new graduate RMT manager and supervisor. Previously Adam has filled roles within Noro of Aged Care & Adult Disability Practice Lead, Assets Manager and member of the clinic operations team. Outside of music therapy, Adam is an avid performer in different tribute shows all over Sydney playing both saxophone and guitar.
Tanya Silveira: the effects of playing ThumbJam in stroke rehab
April 23, 2022 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBTanya is a Registered Music Therapist based in Sydney, Australia. In 2019, Tanya was invited to speak about her PhD research at the inaugural TEDxNewtown event. More recently, Tanya was named the inaugural recipient of the 2020-2021 Australian Music Therapist of the Year award for her contribution to the field of music therapy. Over the years, Tanya has presented internationally and nationally on her research and clinical work. Her research can be found in journals such International Journal...
Geena Cheung: manifestations of the voice
April 09, 2022 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBGeena Cheung is a Registered Music Therapist with a passion for aged care. Since graduating from Western Sydney University in 2018, she has had the privilege to work with a diverse range of clinical populations at Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs), a women's refuge, multiple aged care homes, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and in private practice. She also has strong interests in research and has been involved in projects as Co-Researcher and Research Assistant. Outside of music therapy, Ge...
Dr. Alison Liew Stewart: attunement in all its forms
November 09, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBAli is a Registered Music Therapist, an Academic and a Music Tutor. She currently works part-time for Sing&Grow Australia, working to promote secure attachment with vulnerable families with young children 0-5 years old. She also works casually at Both Worlds School of Music teaching clarinet, piano and musicianship, casually as an academic for the Music Therapy Course at Western Sydney University, and casually as a professional development workshop facilitator. After completing a Bachelors...
Tom Misson: the Hush project
October 26, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBTom is a Hobart-based freelance composer and pianist, with a bachelors of music from the university of Tasmania and a masters of composition from the university of Melbourne. Tom has composed pieces for some of Australia’s most notable musical ensembles, including the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, Ensemble Offspring, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Tasmania Symphony Orchestra. I approached Tom to be interviewed because of a commission he received in 2018...
Matthew Breaden: figurenotes and families
October 12, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBMatthew Breaden is a Registered Music Therapist and has worked with children and adults of all ages in allied health centres, private practice, school, and home settings. Matthew focuses on strengths-based approaches to intervention and has a particular interest in ecological appoaches to therapeutic work, including the involvement of families. His PhD investigated the applicability of using Figurenotes in music therapy by children with autism and their families. Matthew also works as a Rese...
Al Fuller: the unexpected on the journey
September 28, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAl has been a Registered Music Therapist for over 25 years, focusing on children and family-centred practice with children on the autism spectrum, children experiencing hearing loss, families from diverse cultural backgrounds and families with complex needs. She is a Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT), with advanced training in this approach and a fellow of the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy. Her present roles are as Lecturer, teaching into the Masters of Creative Music Therapy at Western...
Shae Davison: working in multidisciplinary teams
September 11, 2021 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBShae Davison is a Registered Music Therapist and Neurologic Music Therapist. Shae is a casual academic with Western Sydney University for the Masters of Creative Music Therapy course. Shae is currently working predominantly with children through to adults of all abilities in an Allied Health setting at Macarthur Allied Health Services. In conjunction with the clinical director of the business, Shae created a music therapy role within the clinic in 2019 which has now equated to a permanent fu...
Shae Davison: working in multidisciplinary teams
September 11, 2021 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBShae Davison is a Registered Music Therapist and Neurologic Music Therapist. Shae is a casual academic with Western Sydney University for the Masters of Creative Music Therapy course. Shae is currently working predominantly with children through to adults of all abilities in an Allied Health setting at Macarthur Allied Health Services. In conjunction with the clinical director of the business, Shae created a music therapy role within the clinic in 2019 which has now equated to a permanent fu...
Lesa Groves: being an aged care RMT
September 05, 2021 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBLesa has been a registered music therapist since 2014 and has worked with a range of populations right across the life span. In the last 6 years, Lesa has primarily worked in aged care. Prior to studying music therapy, Lesa completed a jazz performance degree at the Sydney Conservatorium. Lesa is also currently the vice-chair and secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Music Therapy Association. In this episode, Lesa and Joe chat about specialisation as a music therapist, ...
Matt Laffan: bridging clinic and community
September 05, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBMatt is an RMT and head of clinical practice at Noro music therapy in western Sydney. Most of his work as a therapist has involved individual clinic-based music therapy sessions, although he also has experience working with military and emergency services veterans and in schools. A key part of his current role is overseeing a team of RMTs as they write music therapy programs for different populations and settings. In this episode, Joe and Matt discuss how Matt views the role of music in the...