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Lincolnharper Update June 2021

What role does music play in your life and in your home? Do you or your children play an instrument? Do you always have the radio on? ...

When I went to school for music therapy, the research focus was on quantitative research, that is to say research that produces...

There are several different kinds of banjos but the one most associated with bluegrass and American folk music has five strings. The...

I have a confession to make. I’m not a very good guitar player. For the most part, it isn’t a big deal because I have a number of other...

One of the most unusual instruments I play is hammered dulcimer. Tuning and number of strings vary from country to country. Generally,...

A soprano belting out an aria on stage. A third grader playing a not-so-tuneful version of hot cross buns on a recorder. An Irish...

I recently read an interesting journal article about music therapy in hospice titled “Music Therapy When Death is Imminent: a...

Have you made any New Years resolutions? Are you familiar with the SMART acronym for goal setting? Specific—Being specific isn’t just...

A little tongue in cheek but here goes! More drums A bigger-on-the-inside storage cabinet for said drums and the rest of my supplies A...

I use a variety of both instrumental and pre-recorded music in my practice. However, some of my favorite moments as a music therapist...