Becoming More Connected in 2019

Happy New Year! With another new year comes another round of New Year’s Resolutions. Eating healthier, practicing our instruments more, exercising, and reading more research may be just several goals we music therapy students are setting. Despite our best intentions, however, some resolutions fade with time and busy schedules. In an effort to stick to one of my resolutions - consuming more music therapy research and ‘happenings’ from around the world - I have turned to podcasts. There are a handful of music therapy podcasts we can all access on our devices that can keep us informed, connected, and up-to-date. Whether you have a ten-minute walk across campus or an hour commute in traffic, you can tune into the “Music Therapy Research Blog” or “The Travelling Music Therapist”, to name a few, and catch up on the latest research and interviews with music therapists from around the world. Below is a list of eight music therapy podcasts created by music therapists, professional music therapy organizations, and music therapy research journals from different regions of the world. There are so many wonderful podcasts out there and these are only a handful I have personally discovered so far. So in an effort to expand our awareness and information, please share your favorite music therapy podcasts by commenting on this post on our Facebook page. Let your new year be filled with knowledge, curiosity, and connection. Happy 2019!

*WFMT does not endorse one podcast/blog over another

The AMTA-Pro Podcast Series, from the American Music Therapy Association, features “colleagues sharing reflections, strategies, insider tips, and details about every aspect of music therapy.”

http://amtapro.musictherapy.org/

Music Therapy Conversations, from the British Association for Music Therapy, hosts “music therapists and others about music therapy and related topics.”

https://www.bamt.org/british-association-for-music-therapy-resources/podcasts.html

Perspective on Perspectives “is a free podcast sharing the perspectives of music therapy researchers and clinicians about their publications in Music Therapy Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal emphasizing clinical developments in music therapy practice.”

https://academic.oup.com/mtp/pages/podcasts

Music Therapy Research Blog is “where you can find unsolicited information on current research, ways to generalize findings into practice, and tips about maintaining an evidence-based practice.”

http://www.musictherapyresearchblog.com/tag/podcast/

The Travelling Music Therapist provides a global perspective of music therapy by interviewing music therapists from around the world.

https://player.fm/series/the-travelling-music-therapist

The Collective Music Therapy Podcast, from Melbourne, Australia, brings you “progressive perspective and innovative ideas from the world of music therapy...hope to open up a discussion about the way in which music is being used to support mental health and wellbeing.”

http://www.collectivemusictherapy.com/podcast/

Instru(mental), from Oregon, US, “explores how music impacts our behavior, thoughts, and feelings...from a music therapist’s perspective.”

https://www.instrumentalpodcast.com/

Guitars and Granola Bars is hosted by Rachel Rambach (US), a self-described, “mom, music therapist, business owner, singer, songwriter, and educator.”

https://listenlearnmusic.com/ggb77

Allison Echard, MMT, MT-BC

North America