Hi all, For those who are interested, I’m providing the Introductory chapter from the IMCAP-ND in this blog post. Within the last week or so I’ve received many emails from music therapists asking questions pertaining to the manual, specifically about
IMCAP-ND Manual Available for Pre-Ordering!
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
Musical Goals are Clinical Goals????
Hi all, In jotting down some ideas based on music domain areas, I came a across a couple of questions that I would love to have some feedback on. The ideas are grounded and based on the idea that
One Music Fits All?: Can Music Therapy Interventions be Prescription-based?
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
How do Music Therapists View Health? Thoughts??????
Hi all, I just began thinking again about a topic that usually finds its way into my work as a clinician, clinical supervisor and educator: How do music therapists define health? Is health defined in and through the music, in musical
Musical Resources for Improvising Music Therapists: Mixolydian for the Guitar & Voice
Below is a brief introduction to the mixolydian mode for the guitar. Also included, are some practice ideas to help incorporate this mode into your clinical tool box. I. INTRODUCING MIXOLYDIAN Mixolydian Mode The relationship to the major scale Relationship
Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile Assessing Level II on the IMCAP-NDRC: Musical (self) Regulation
The Individual Music-Centered Assessment Profile for Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Relating and Communicating (IMCAP-NDRC®) is a population specific, music-centered based music therapy assessment profiling system targeting specific areas of musical resposnsiveness pertaining to the child’s ability to engage, relate and communicate within