MusicWorx Interns provide Music Therapy for multiple populations in the San Diego Community. LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING AN INTERN! The following video was created by Christine deCoup-Crank, MusicWorx intern. Copyright MusicWorx Inc. 2010. Take a look to catch a glimpse of our work. Random MusicWorx Stats…
Feasibility of Conducting a Music Therapy Study With Hospice Patients with Dementia & Agitation This study’s purpose was to explore non-pharmacological means for decreasing agitation in hospice patients with late stage dementia administered by caregivers. Subjects in the study were patients on service with San…
Get a little in depth with the current (and alumni) intern team here at MusicWorx. Favorite colors? Best part of internship? And of course, what’s on their ipods at this very moment! click here!
Name: Jenna Bollard School: Berklee College of Music Favorite Part about internship: The interactions with the clients/patients. Being able to make such beautiful human connections with such a diverse range of people every day. Hardest Part about internship: being far away from family. Favorite place to chill in…
MusicWorx Introduces Ms. Sarah Sendlbeck! On May 25th, Sarah started on the cross-country trip from upstate New York all the way to sunny San Diego! Only one week later, June 1st, she started her first day of internship! Sarah’s first day consisted of 9am-2pm at…
Examples of recent intern mandalas. Learn more about mandalas and how they coincide with Music Therapy! Create your own mandala today! Ideas to think about while creating your mandala: Listening to music (familiar songs, unfamiliar music, different genres of music, etc.) Using only two favorite colors…
A. Blythe La Gasse, PhD, NMT, MT–BC received a $15,000 Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Fund Award last week at the AMTA national conference in Cleveland, OH. Titled “The Effect of Music Therapy Groups on the Social Skills of Children with Autism,” Dr. La Gasse’s study will employ a…
Publication: Caring Today: Practical Advice for the Family Caregiver Author / Writer: Deborah Harkins What balm can doctors or caregivers offer a human being whose life has been derailed by a devastating impairment—dementia, say, or a crippling accident, or paralysis, or the loss of the ability…