Upbeat Music Therapy

Online Music Therapy Conference

2012-02-09T07:28:00.000-08:00

http://onlineconferenceformusictherapy.com/

Can't wait for this conference! Nothing like a good professional conference for rejuvenation and renewal . . . and this one I can attend at home! No air travel, hotels, restaurant meals (that may or may not be gluten- and dairy - free). Nope, I get to attend this conference on my iPad wherever I choose. Really looking forward to hearing from music therapy experts from around the world

February "It Might As Well Be Spring" Drum Circle

2012-02-06T09:41:00.000-08:00

Improve your Mood, Reduce Stress, Boost your Immune System!

CDM SERVICES PRESENTS
February Drum Circle
Tuesday, February 7th, 5:30 pm
Gallery 360,
111 W. 9th Street,
Vancouver, WA

No musical experience necessary – our music therapist will show you what to do.
All drums and other small percussion instruments provided, or bring your own.
Suggested Donation: $5
to benefit CDM Adult Day Services music therapy program

Contact us by phone:
Anne Vitort, 607-8187; or Pat LaCroix, 944-1511
email: info@upbeatmusictherapist.com
website: www.upbeatmusictherapist.com
Find us on Facebook and Twitter!

Winter Drum Circle

2012-01-04T21:50:00.000-08:00

Improve your Mood, Reduce Stress, Boost your Immune System!
No musical experience necessary – our music therapist will show you what to do.
All drums and other small percussion instruments provided, or bring your own.
Suggested Donation: $5
to benefit CDM Adult Day Services music therapy program
CDM SERVICES PRESENTS
Winter Drum Circle
Tuesday, January 10th
5:30 pm
Gallery 360,
111 W. 9th Street,
Vancouver, WA
Contact us by phone:
Anne Vitort, 607-8187; or Pat LaCroix, 944-1511
email: info@upbeatmusictherapist.com
website: www.upbeatmusictherapist.com
Find us on Facebook and Twitter!

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2011-12-14T20:07:00.000-08:00

I stopped in to my neighborhood office supply store and wrote a check for some printer paper and ink cartridges and the young woman at the cash register read my check and said, "Music therapy -- that sounds cool!" So what could I do? I had to tell her all about it!

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2011-12-13T21:09:00.000-08:00

Mike, Lee Anne, Roy, Terry, Barbara, thanks for listening!

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2011-12-04T22:45:00.000-08:00

At the Free Clinic Holiday Ball last night, I had the pleasure and privilege to sit at a table of wonderful, caring people who got to hear all about music therapy. It was a great night of dinner, dancing and fundraising for the Free Clinic (they offer free medical care to those in our community who are uninsured or underinsured. Thanks to all the doctors, PAs, nurses, pharmacists and others who donate their time to this worthy cause!

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2011-12-01T20:04:00.000-08:00

Today I met with a lovely high school student who interviewed me for her senior project. She is interested in becoming an MT-BC, so it was so nice to chat with a young person with such excitement and passion for the field. Before she got to Starbuck's for our meeting, the gentleman sitting at an adjacent area asked me, "So what's UpBeat?" I always wear my name tag and some great conversations about music therapy have come of this practice. He said, "Wow, that's cool!" The third person today was a person doing some plumbing at my house -- we are replacing a worn-out tub/shower in my daughters' bath with a brand new one . . . he asked, "What do you do?" So I told him!

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2011-11-30T09:35:00.001-08:00

I gave a presentation to a lovely group at an assisted living facility last week who got to hear my elevator speech about music therapy . . .

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2011-11-30T09:32:00.000-08:00

I met a lovely couple at the hospital the other day that were very interested in music therapy, and as we were singing and talking, a respiratory therapist joined in and got a dose of music therapy too! Then, last night at our Pre-holiday Drum Circle, 7 new people joined us, to make 10 new people in the last few days who have learned about it -

Drum Circle November 29 at Gallery 360

2011-11-27T18:24:00.000-08:00

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2011-11-12T21:33:00.000-08:00

I had the privilege of giving a presentation to a TBI support group meeting this past week. I was humbled by the stories that these courageous people shared with me.

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2011-11-12T20:53:00.000-08:00

I led a music segment at a Women's Retreat today at the Shalom
Retreat Center in MT. Angel, Oregon. Participants experienced both music and art therapy as Rev. Grethe Barber and I collaborated on this event. I also spent some time this week at an assisted living facility talking to the lovely residents about music therapy. I had lunch in the dining room then wandered around with my guitar taking requests and encouraging residents to play tone chimes and shakers. Wonderful!
Thanks to my friend Lorraine for inviting me.