1 WEEK left for Early bird Registration for IMCAP Course, Columbia MD

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Hi all, 1 week remaining for EARLY BIRD Registration for IMCAP-ND CMTE Course at Howard Community College (Ends on April 15th!) Are you interested in learning more about working within a Developmental Relationship-based Music Therapy Model? Here’s an opportunity to do so while earning 35 CMTE Credits! Click HERE for more information! You will expand your knowledge on […]

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Spring 2014 Discount for IMCAP-ND Products!

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Hi all, Developmental Music Health is kicking in Spring 2014 by offering a 15% DISCOUNT  for the next 7 days on all IMCAP-ND products. Beginning today, March 18th 2014, and through March 25th, we are offering a 15% discount on all  IMCAP-ND Clinical Manuals and IMCAP-ND Rating Scale purchases. This offer will ONLY last 7 days (ending

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IMCAP-ND Manual Available for Pre-Ordering!

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Hello all, I’m happy to share that the Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (IMCAP-ND): A Clinical Manual is now available for Pre-Ordering. By Pre-Ordering a copy of the IMCAP-ND Manual you will receive 10 free rating scale booklets (a value of $9.50). Pre-orders can be made by visiting Developmental Music Health Services at

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Music Therapist, Andre Brandalise Explores the Importance of “Clinical Themes” in Music Therapy

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Greetings Musicers! Thanks for tuning in to the “guest blogger” series. It’s been a real treat for me to include such wonderful music therapists on this blog. This next guest post brings an international music-centered perspective on the importance of musical processes in therapy, specifically on the topic of the “clinical theme.” So, that being

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One Music Fits All?: Can Music Therapy Interventions be Prescription-based?

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If we assume that MT interventions can be prescribed, are we saying that all clients respond to certain musics in the same way? Is that even possible? Do we all really connect to the same music in similar ways? How can this be? Is my reality your reality? Can you find two IPods on the

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Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy & DIR/Floortime Model: PowerPoint from the Mid Atlantic & Great Lakes Regional Conferences, 2010

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Hi all, Attached is a compiled version of the powerpoints that I presented at the Great Lakes and Mid Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conferences on the use of NRMT within the DIR/Floortime framework.  Best, John MAR 2010 CMTE DIR-Music

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Individualized Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Child with Autism

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 The IMCAP® is a population based, music-centered assessment profiling system targeting specific  areas of musical responsiveness as they pertain to musical interactions. The IMCAP’s goal is to create a Musical-Emotional Profile for each child being assessed. In essence, the IMCAP is basically painting a musical portrait of the child. Although the IMCAP® is a music-centered based assessment,

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