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
- Dorit Amir
- Brian Abrams
- Lia Rejane Mendes Barcellos
- Susanne Bauer
- Joke Bradt
- Leslie Bunt
- Hyun Ju Chong
- Morva Croxson
- Andeline Dos Santos
- Jane Edwards
- Michele Forinash
- Denise Grocke
- Martin Howard
- Sarah Hoskyns
- Mayra Hugo
- Rika Ikuno
- Carolyn Kenny
- Nicholas N. Kofie
- Katrina McFerran
- Helen Oosthuizen
- Mercédès Pavlicevic
- Gabriella Giordanella Perilli
- Daphne Rickson
- Diego Schapira
- Krzysztof Stachyra
- Brynjulf Stige
- Guylaine Vaillancourt
- Barbara L. Wheeler
- Thomas Wosch
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 PrfontaineDecember 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 SchapiraApril 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 amirMarch 15, 2004: Calling African Voices By Mercds Pavlicevic
Marcha 15, 2004: Llamando a las voces Africanas Por Mercds PavlicevicMarch 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 BarcellosFebruary 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.

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