Music products are an essential part of any music retail company. When Steve West took over as president of West Music after his father stepped down in 1980, he brought his interest in elementary music, and particularly Orff Schulwerk, into the company. Steve recognized how Orff exemplified the joys...
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West Music leadership and associates are proud that the company offers music therapy services, and have entrusted their therapists with services for their own families over the years, too. As part of our 30th anniversary celebration, here are some of their memories!Steve West is Chairman of West Music and the...
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From the beginning, West Music has been dedicated to harnessing the benefits of music to enrich lives, and our music therapy program is at the heart of this commitment.Music has always been recognized as a powerful holistic means for healing and well-being. Music therapy is a discipline that merges...
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As Kelly finds herself with one foot in the clinical music therapy world, and one foot in the Ph.D. world, she has been pondering what to write about. As she reflected, she realized that she has been talking to a lot of the music therapy students about functional items...
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In a music therapy session, music therapists like to use client preferred music to work towards our goals. I always like to give my clients a choice of songs and artists, which may look like them requesting songs by name, having a list written down or me giving them...
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Happy Fall! ‘Tis the season for leaves changing, cooler weather, scary movies, candy, and trick-or-treating for Halloween! Whether your Halloween costume is something fun or spooky, there are common monsters anyone would be afraid to see. Brainstorm some of those creatures then try out the template below to the...
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Have you heard that cottage cheese is gaining popularity again? Well, in Lucy's music therapy sessions, the Suzuki Qchord is gaining popularity recently, too! In fact, two families she sees have purchased their own Qchord after interacting with one in a music therapy session! Read on as therapist Lucy...
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As music therapists, we complete 100 hours of continuing education every 5 years to maintain our "Music Therapist-Board Certified" credential. Hayley recently came upon this 5-year milestone from the date when she started practicing as a music therapist, so she shares some insight into the process of accumulating and...
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A degree in music therapy culminates in a six-month internship - similar to student teaching - in which the students learn how to be a full-time music therapist in the professional world with support from supervisors who are board-certified music therapists. As current music therapy intern, Xinsu, is nearing...
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As a music therapist with two school aged children who just finished up their 4th grade and 4-year-old preschool school year and will be home for the summer, therapist Kelly finds herself with a lot of kid time on her hands, particularly because she also just completed her first...
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