Episode #37: Heavy Metal & Music Therapy

Part of why I think that this genre is so polarizing and intimidating is that there is admittedly a “dark” side to metal culture and a lot of musicians got their reputation through shock value, like marylin manson for instance, who capitalized on controversial or violent lyrics and themes, dress and culture. If your clients are listening to music with heavy or dark thematic aspects then there is a talking point. Looking through our clinical lenses, we can use the music as a point of entry to connect with their most raw emotions.

Episode #33: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf: Records and Recording in Music Therapy

Because of early technology like the phonograph and the record, music recording and listening software has evolved and is now standard on all computers, tablets and almost all smart devices. Music therapy as a field has benefited greatly from the ability to listen to and share music. As clinicians, we’re able to learn new music, record resources for our clients and clients benefit from music shared by their favorite artists. We’re able to connect over music listening, learning and creating.

Episode #29: Music and the Silver Screen

Around the dawn of the 1930’s, when sound was synchronized with celluloid of movie film, composers began to compose scores to match films, most of which was orchestral music from band composers. In 1951, the score for the film A Street Car Named Desire set the stage for Western, Original music compositions in film. Soon after-the song" “Oh, My Darling” was so successful that there was high demand for original music to be written for movies for both promotional purposes and to radio airtime.

Giving Song, LLC

Info

Action