Fortnightly Columns

A column written by one of our editors are presented in our section Fortnightly Columns every forthnightly week. Browse by editor or see the chronological list below.

Fortnightly Columnists

July 26, 2010: Why Do I Teach?. By Katrina McFerran.
June 14, 2010: Value of Birdsongs: Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo. By Carolyn Kenny.
May 17, 2010: Just Music?. By Brynjulf Stige.
May 3, 2010: Internationalization vs. Globalization of Music Therapy. By Hyun Ju Chong.
April 19, 2010: On Juggling of Different Hats. By Leslie Bunt.
April 5, 2010: Musical Therapy?. By Brian Abrams.
March 22, 2010: Cooperation. By Krzysztof Stachyra.
March 8, 2010: "Do You Like Your Therapist's Voice?": The Relevance of Voice Tone in Psychotherapy. By Susanne Bauer.
February 22, 2010: Vulnerability and Resilience. By Gabriella Giordanella Perilli.
February 8, 2010: More Thoughts About Identity. By Daphne Rickson.
January 25, 2010: E-Professionalism. By Joke Bradt.
January 11, 2010: Music Therapy Experience in a Public Hospital. By Diego Schapira.
January 11, 2010: La Experiencia de la Musicoterapia en un Hospital Público Por Diego Schapira.
December 28, 2009: The Honor of Sharing Our History. By Barbara Wheeler.
December 14, 2009: Challenges on Music Therapy Clinical Practice. By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
November 16, 2009: Keeping Music Close to Nature. By Sarah Hoskyns.
November 2, 2009: Some Thoughts on Being a White Music Therapist. By Helen Oosthuizen.
June 29, 2009: Health and Educational Systems. By Thomas Wosch.
September 21, 2009: "To Resonate" in Music Therapy - Some Thoughts on How to Guide This Particular Technique in Music Therapy Training. By Kana Okazaki-Sakaue.
September 7, 2009: A Journey Into the Heart: Music Therapy After the "Black Saturday" Bush Fires. By Katrina McFerran.
August 24, 2009: Remembering Woodstock. By Carolyn Kenny.
July 27, 2009: The Joy of Research!. By Guylaine Vaillencourt.
June 29, 2009: On Identity. By Michelle Forinash.
June 6, 2009: Authenticity in Music Therapy. By Hyun Ju Chong.
May 4, 2009: Overcoming the crisis.... By Krzysztof Stachyra.
May 4, 2009: Pokonując kryzys....
April 20, 2009: The Meaning of Music in a German Sect in Chile: Colonia Dignidad By Susanne Bauer.
April 6, 2009: Comparing Notes on Music Therapy Culture By Gabriella Giordanella Perilli.
March 23, 2009: Community Music Therapy in New Music Therapy Communities By Daphne Rickson.
March 9, 2009: Hope is Change By Joke Bradt.
February 23, 2009: "Reflecting the Vision" By Jane Edwards.
February 2, 2009: The Song of the Rapa Nui By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
January 12, 2009: Lullabies for a Nation By Helen Oosthuizen.
November 17, 2008: Conversations about Research and Practice in Music Therapy By Sarah Hoskyns.
November 3, 2008: The Power and Magic of Curiosity and Change. By Thomas Wosch.
November 3, 2008: Die Kraft und der Zauber von Neugier und Entwicklung.
October 6, 2008: Steps Into Music By Martin Howard.
September 22, 2008: Interpretation, Music, and Music Therapy. By Carolyn Kenny.
September 8, 2008: Dancing the Tango: A Dynamic Interplay of Power Relations. By Katrina McFerran.
August 4, 2008: Homage: Working in Oncology/Palliative Care. By Guylaine Vaillencourt.
Hommage : travailler en oncologie/soins palliatifs Par Guylaine Vaillencourt.
July 14, 2008: Can Multiple Relationships in Therapy be Resource in Certain Culture? By Hyun Ju Chong.
June 30, 2008: The Sound of Social Capital. By Brynjulf Stige.
June 16, 2008: On Singing Our Own Songs. By Leslie Bunt.
June 2, 2008: Towards Co-building the World of Music Therapy. By Krzysztof Stachyra.
March 19, 2008: Sound, Rhythm, Life Symphony. By Gabriella Perilli.
May 5, 2008: Thinking about Context. By Daphne Rickson.
April 21, 2008: Evidence-Based Practice in Music Therapy: Let’s Continue the Dialogue By Joke Bradt.
April 7, 2008: More Music Therapy, More Music Therapists, More Health. By Diego Schapira.
March 24, 2008: When Silence is not Welcome. By Helen Oosthuizen.
March 10, 2008: Choices. By Barbara L. Wheeler.
February 25, 2008: Warping and Weaving Threads. By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
February 11, 2008: Do You Want Muzak With That?" The Ubiquitous Presence of Background Music in Everyday Life. By Jane Edwards.
January 28, 2008: So Music Therapists.... How Good is Your Juggling? By Sarah Hoskyns.
January 14, 2008: Isolation with Music or Everyday Music Sociology in Germany. By Thomas Wosch.
December 31, 2007: A Portrait of Music Therapist - The Gravity To Keep The Ordinary -. By Rika Ikuno
December 17, 2007: Music: A Sense of Spirit Brought to Bear. By Martin Howard.
December 3, 2007: Music Therapy Without Frontiers By Nicholas N. Kofie.
November 19, 2007: The Loss of Friends By Carolyn Kenny.
November 5, 2007: Another Ripple in the Ongoing Evolution of Music Therapy. By Katrina McFerran.
October 22, 2007: Asking Questions in Africa. By Andeline Dos Santos.
October 8, 2007: Calling for a Francophone Music Therapy Association. By Guylaine Vaillencourt.
October 8, 2007: Une invitation à créer une association francophone de musicothérapie! Par Guylaine Vaillencourt.
September 24, 2007: Music Therapist's Therapeutic Relationship with Music By Hyun Ju Chong.
September 10, 2007: What "Makes" a Music Therapist? By Michele Forinash.
August 27, 2007: Ragnarok. By Brynjulf Stige.
August 13, 2007: Making Space for Silence. By Leslie Bunt.
July 30, 2007: Some Things Change; Some Stay the Same. By Daphne Rickson.
July 16, 2007: Knocking at the Identity Door By Diego Schapira.
July 2, 2007: Check Your Baggage By Joke Bradt.
June 18, 2007: "I Heard It through the Grapevine": Professional Gossip and Music Therapy. By Barbara Wheeler.
June 4, 2007: Steel Doors!.... By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
May 21, 2007: The World Is One Country. By Jane Edwards.
May 7, 2007: "New Night Sky": Renewing My Music Therapy Culture. By Sarah Hoskyns.
March 12, 2007: Symmetry Revealed in the Musical Map. By Martin Howard.
February 26, 2007: Lest We Repeat Past Prejudices: Reflections on a Chat With a Traditional Healer. By Nicholas Kofie.
February 12, 2007: Music, Music Therapy, Musical Encounters and World Peace. By Carolyn Kenny.
January 15, 2007: Motherhood, Meditation and Music Therapy. By Katrina McFerran.
January 1, 2007: Drumming in the Rain: An Experience of the First Year of Music Therapy. By Helen Oosthuizen.
December 18, 2006: In Memory of a Mentor: Jose Prefontaine By Guylaine Vaillancourt.
En mmoire dune mentor: Jose Prfontaine
December 4, 2006: Need of an Elective Class on "Therapeutic Use of Music" at the Undergraduate Level By Hyun Ju Chong.
November 20, 2006: On History By Michele Forinash.
November 6, 2006: "Music is a moral law" A Quotation from Plato? By Denise Grocke.
October 23, 2006: Under the Voice of the Other By Brynjulf Stige.
October 9, 2006: On the Synchronous Moment and Simultaneity in Music By Leslie Bunt.
September 25, 2006: Experiencing and Sharing the Joy of Our Work By Barbara Wheeler.
July 3, 2006: Back to the Roots By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
June 19, 2006: Music Therapy Community Centres By Thomas Wosch.
June 5, 2006: Other Sounds of Culture By Diego Schapira.
June 5, 2006: Otros sonidos de la cultura Por Diego Schapira.
May 22, 2006: An Open House for Music Therapists - For Our Ordinary and Healthy Being By Rika Ikuno.
May 22, 2006: 音楽療法士のオープンハウス -“すこやか”で“ふつう”であるために – By Rika Ikuno.
May 8, 2006: Singing Away Stress at Ghanaian Workplaces: A Case for Music Therapy in Industry? By Nicholas N. Kofie.
April 24, 2006: Through the Sound. By Carolyn Kenny.
April 10, 2006: Like a bridge.... By Mayra Hugo.
March 27, 2006: Hidden and Professional Questions in Music Therapy Research. By Katrina McFerran.
March 13, 2006: Celebrating Self-Reflection: Continuing a Commentary on Powerlessness. By Andeline Dos santos
February 27, 2006: From Parody to High Quality Hybridity. By Brynjulf Stige.
January 13, 2006: On Inspiration from Different "Texts". By Leslie Bunt.
January 30, 2006: Thresholds Between Practice and Research?Thinking About Susan Melrose's Notion of the "Signature Practitioner". By Jane Edwards.
January 16, 2006: The Individual Kernel of CMT. By Thomas Wosch.
January 2, 2006: The Joys of Sabbatical Leave and Writing for Music Therapy. By Denise Grocke.
December 19, 2005:The Importance of International Community. By Michele Forinash.
December 5, 2005: On Powerlessness. By Barbara Wheeler.
November 21, 2005: Sounds of Identity. By Diego Schapira.
November 21, 2005: Sonidos de la Identidad. Por Diego Schapira.
November 7, 2005: I in the Vision of Thee, Thou in the Vision of Me. By Rika Ikuno.
November 7, 2005: あなたの目に映る私、私の目に映るあなた. 生野里花.
October 10, 2005: In Which Box Does Music Therapy Training Fit. By Leslie Bunt.
September 26, 2005: Three Decades of Qualified Music Therapists in Brazil. By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
August 30, 2005: A Story of 549 Music Therapists ... And a Question About Where We Are All Going. By Katrina McFerran.
August 15, 2005: Reflections on a First Time Experience With a Coma Patient By Nicholas N. Kofie.
August 1, 2005: Intentional Leadership: Growth, Empowerment and High-Heeled Shoes By Andeline Dos Santos.
July 4, 2005: Which Academic Education? By Brynjulf Stige.
June 6, 2005: War and Music By Jane Edwards.
June 6, 2005: Which Academic Education in Music Therapy Do We Need. By Thomas Wosch.
May 23, 2005: Reflections on World Congresses in Music Therapy. By Denise Grocke.
May 9, 2005: Music Therapy Throughout the US. By Michele Forinash.
April 25, 2005: Our Language and Our Attitudes. By Barbara L. Wheeler.
April 11, 2005: Representing Everyone. By Diego Schapira.
April 11, 2005: Representantes de Todos. Por Diego Schapira.
March 28, 2005: Melancholy in Spring - A Reflection of a Music Therapist. By Rika Ikuno.
March 28, 2005: 春の憂愁 - 一音楽療法士の内省. 生野里花.
March 14, 2005: The Use of "First Person" Writing Style in Academic Writing: An Open Letter to Journal Editors, Reviewers and Readers. By Dorit Amir.
February 28, 2005: Reflections on Music as Knowledge. By Carolyn Kenny.
February 14, 2005: Juggling with Life. By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
January 31, 2005: Of Doors and Windows. By Brynjulf Stige.
January 17, 2005: On the Threshold of a New Year. By Leslie Bunt.
January 3, 2005: Giving Thanks. By Jane Edwards.
December 20, 2004: Слава Україні! Improvisation and Democracy. By Thomas Wosch.
December 6, 2004: New Areas of Music Therapy Practice. By Denise Grocke.
November 22, 2004: Music Therapy and Politics ? Do They Mix? By Michele Forinash.
November 8, 2004: Exchanging Ideas in Music Therapy. By Barbara L. Wheeler.
October 11, 2004: Realities, Information, Experiences and Knowledge: Reflecting Stige?s Visit to Japan. By Rika Ikuno.
September 27, 2004: Changes, Transformations: The Impact of Leaving the City on Music Making and Music Therapy. By Dorit Amir.
September 13, 2004: Commemorative 9/11 Symposium Marked by Elegance and Grace By Carolyn Kenny.
Setiembre 13, 2004: Simposio conmemorativo del 11/9 marcado por la elegancia y la gracia Por Carolyn Kenny.
August 30, 2004: Latin American Music Therapists Sing La Murga. By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
Agosto 30, 2004: Musicoterapeutas latinoamericanos cantan Murga. Por Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
August 2, 2004: Striving for the Unattainable By Brynjulf Stige.
July 19, 2004: Telling our Stories By Leslie Bunt.
July 5, 2004: Evidence Based Music Therapy By Thomas Wosch.
June 21, 2004: Music Therapy Everywhere: One More Story By Jane Edwards.
June 8, 2004:Re-inventing the Wheel By Denise Grocke.
May 24, 2004:Music Therapy in Lebanon? By Michele Forinash.
May 10, 2004: How Do We Hear All of the Voices? By Barbara L. Wheeler.
April 26, 2004: Communication and Knowledge: Speed is Not EnoughBy Diego Schapira
April 26, 2004: Comunicacin y Conocimiento. No Basta la Velocidad Por Diego Schapira
April 12, 2004: Allowing Oneself to Question, Communicating It to Others An Important Step for Music Therapy Students . By Rika Ikuno
Abril 12, 2004: 自分自身の問いを持つということと、それを他者に伝えるということ - 音楽療法を学ぶ者にとっての重要な一段階-.生野里花.
March 29, 2004: "Back to the music" Teaching students who are already music therapists. By Dorit Amir
Marcha 29, 2004: "De vuelta a la msica" enseando a estudiantes que ya son musicoterapeutas. Por Dorit amir
March 15, 2004: Calling African Voices By Mercds Pavlicevic
Marcha 15, 2004: Llamando a las voces Africanas Por Mercds Pavlicevic
March 1, 2004: Guests, Culture(s) and Music Therapy. By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
Marcha 1, 2004: Invitados, Cultura (s) y musicoterapia Por Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos
February 16, 2004: Performance of Community. By Brynjulf Stige.
February 2, 2004: Get Me Back to the Music By Carolyn Kenny.
January 19, 2004: Ich komme aus Australien aber ich wohne in Irland By Jane Edwards.
January 5, 2004: Between the Worlds - In the Heart of Europe and Music Therapy By Thomas Wosch.
December 22, 2003: The Diversity of Music Therapy Research By Denise Grocke.
December 8, 2003: What Music Therapists Share: Impressions of Music Therapists from Two Gatherings By Barbara L. Wheeler.
Diciembre 8, 2003: Lo Que Comparten los Musicoterapeutas: Impresiones Sobre Musicoterapeutas de Dos Encuentros Por Barbara L. Wheeler.
November 24, 2003: On Expectation and Expectancy By Michele Forinash.
November 10, 2003: Approaching Music Therapy: A Different Way to Experience Our Discipline. By Diego Schapira.
Noviembre 10, 2003: Aproximarse a la Musicoterapia: una forma distinta de experimentar nuestra disciplina. By Diego Schapira.
October 27, 2003: A True Turning Point: Report on the Process of State Approved Certification of Music Therapist in Japan By Rika Ikuno.
October 13, 2003: Home, Time, Space: Music as a Shuttle Between Here and There, Now and Then. By Dorit Amir.
September 29, 2003: Collaboration is the Key. By Carolyn Kenny.
September 15, 2003: "Bumba-meu-boi". By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
September 1, 2003: A Brisbane Community Dinkum Experience. By Brynjulf Stige.
August 18, 2003: Listening, Hearing, and Improvising Meaning. By Mercds Pavlicevic.
August 4, 2003: Meaning What Exactly?. By Jane Edwards.
July 18, 2003: Are Ten Books Enough? Pluralism and Tempo in Music Therapy Education By Thomas Wosch.
June 30, 2003: The Influence of Recommended Music Therapy Literature in the Education of Music Therapists By Denise Grocke.
June 16, 2003: It Was a Familiar Feeling By Michele Forinash.
June 2, 2003: The Interdisciplinary Music Therapist By Barbara L. Wheeler.
May 19, 2003: A Melody in the Middle of Chaos. By Diego Schapira.
Mayo 19, 2003: Una Meloda en el Caos. By Diego Schapira.
May 5, 2003: The Age of Human-related Professions and the Personnel Cost: Is it Too Expensive? By Rika Ikuno.
April 21, 2003: Two Congresses, Two Journeys - Impressions from the 1st Art Therapy World Congress in Budapest and from the National Congress of the Israeli Association for Creative and Expressive Therapies. By Dorit Amir.
April 8, 2003: Music Therapy Category Play. By Carolyn Kenny.
March 24, 2003: Songs of Hope. By Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos.
March 10, 2003: In the Beginning. By Mercds Pavlicevic.
February 24, 2003: Beyond Biological and Cultural Determinism?. By Brynjulf Stige.
February 10, 2003: About Meaning: Birds, Deaths and Dogmas. By Jane Edwards.
January 27, 2003: The Same Procedure As Every Year - Musicality and Music Therapy By Thomas Wosch.
January 13, 2003: Thoughts on the Global Community of Music Therapy. By Denise Grocke.
December 30, 2002: Discussions - Public or Private?. By Michele Forinash.
December 16, 2002: How Can Music Therapists Get Useful Information for Our Work?. By Barbara L. Wheeler.
December. 2, 2002: Welcome, New Colleagues! Some Reflections at the End of a Term. By Diego Schapira.
November 18, 2002: "Practicing" and "Theorizing" in Music Therapy - Some Impressions from the Practice Emphasis Culture or Theory By Rika Ikuno.
November 4, 2002: Spiritual music therapy: opening ourselves to the mysterious qualities of music therapy. By Dorit Amir.
October 21, 2002: Making Sense Out of Culture. By Carolyn Kenny.
October 7, 2002: Carnival and Music Therapy. By Lia Rejane Barcellos.
September 23, 2002: The "Jambo" Means "Hello" in Africa Syndrome. By Brynjulf Stige.
September 9, 2002: Other Music: Community Sounds. By Mercds Pavlicevic.
August 26, 2002: Four thoughts about community music therapy. By Thomas Wosch.
August 12, 2002: Looking Beyond the Familiar. By Michele Forinash.
July 29, 2002: Cultural Aspects of Music Therapy. By Barbara L. Wheeler.
July 15, 2002: Music Therapy's Community of Scholars: Connecting the Dots. By Carolyn Kenny.
July 1, 2002: Using Voices for the Graduate Class Discussion in Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. By Rika Ikuno.
June 10, 2002: Music therapy as a playback theatre - telling and sharing stories. By Dorit Amir.
April 22, 2002: Forms of Life - Forms of Therapy. By Brynjulf Stige.
April 8, 2002: Internetseminar with Ukraine or Unknown II (Intercultural experiences in music therapy II). By Thomas Wosch.
March 25, 2002: With Sound and Silence. By Mercds Pavlicevic.
March 11, 2002: The Unknown. By Michele Forinash.
February 25, 2002: Reflections on the Importance of Music in Dealing with the Tragedies of September 11. By Barbara L. Wheeler.
February 11, 2002: New Sounds in culture. By Diego Schapira.
January 28, 2002: Some Reflection on Motherhood and Therapy: What Is Special About Them? By Rika Ikuno.
January 14, 2002: What is the Meaning of Music Therapy These Days? By Dorit Amir.
Desember 31, 2001: Music Therapy Theory: Yearning for Beautiful Ideas. By Carolyn Kenny.
December 17, 2001: Open Doors. By Mercds Pavlicevic.
December 2, 2001: Influenced by Multi-sensory Gestalts. By Morva Croxson.
November 19, 2001: Something Glorious. By Brynjulf Stige.
November 5, 2001: Intercultural Experiences with Music Therapy I. By Thomas Wosch.
October 22, 2001: I Am Grateful for Music. By Michele Forinash.
October 8, 2001: How to Win in Music Therapy Work? By Rika Ikuno.
September 24, 2001: The various problems with language and terminology. By Barbara L. Wheeler.
August 28, 2001: Aesthetic Aspects of Music Therapy. By Brynjulf Stige.
August 13, 2001: Taonga of the Asia Pacific Rim. By Morva Croxson.
July 30, 2001: Sometimes, it is our task to find out how much music we can still make with what we have left. By Dorit Amir.
July 23, 2001: The Dilemma of More or Less. By Carolyn Kenny.
July 16, 2001: On My Changing Relationship to Music. By Michele Forinash.
July 9, 2001: New Chances for a New Generation of Music Therapists. By Thomas Wosch.
July 2, 2001: Quandaries of Translation. By Brynjulf Stige.
June 25, 2001: Music as an "Expressive" Therapy. By Rika Ikuno.
June 18, 2001: Expanding my Horizons. By Barbara L. Wheeler.
June 11, 2001: Moments. By Mercds Pavlicevic.
June 4, 2001: How do we nurture ourselves? - My personal journey with music. By Dorit Amir.
May 28, 2001: Will Music Therapy Endure? - The Longer View. By Carolyn Kenny.
May 21, 2001: An "Impossible Dream"? By Lia Rejane Barcellos.
May 14, 2001: How Does a Person Come to Music Therapy? By Morva Croxson.
April 24, 2001: Is it possible? By Brynjulf Stige.