About Music Therapy Playlists

Music is a very subjective experience. We listen to music for enjoyment, but music can be used in so many other ways!  My hope is that you may be interested in how you can use Music Therapy in your clinical practice…and that in some way you like or even love music yourself. So, whether you utilize Music Therapy playlists personally or professionally…welcome! 

A little background

Music has been so important in my life that I chose to pursue a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Therapy before I went on to graduate school to earn a Master of Education degree and, later, a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree. Even though my career was in the Social Work field, I always incorporated music and Music Therapy interventions in my work as much as possible.

Music Therapy interventions

Music Therapy has MANY uses. Here’s a very short list of interventions:

• Identification of feelings
• Song discussion
• Stories to music
• Music Therapy playlists

Why playlists?

You’ll find Music Therapy playlists under the Main Menu header of this blog. These playlists will highlight a number of purposes/uses. A primary focus of playlists on The Heart’s Way for Creative Clinicians is stress management. Here’s an example! Other uses for playlists are:

• Mood change (for example, helping to move from a feeling of anxiety to a feeling of calm)
• Improving motivation (for example, goal setting or decreasing procrastination)
• Moving through the grief process
• Improving concentration and/or focus
• Improving/enhancing creativity
• …and many more

Why are the playlists on Spotify?

You may notice that the Music Therapy playlists on this blog are actually Spotify playlists. I create these playlists using my Spotify account. This is a legal and ethical way for me to be able to share music with you. In order to listen to the songs in their entirety, you need to have a Spotify account and have it up and running while listening to the playlists. If you don’t have a Spotify account, you will be able to listen to samples of each song. The great thing about Spotify is that it is a free service (although you can upgrade your account for a fee if you wish). So, it is user-friendly for either yourself or your clients! [Note: these same playlists can be located on the client-focused sister-blog to this blog named The Heart’s Way, Imagery and Insights or www.theheartswayimageryandinsights.com.]

I hope you enjoy…

I hope you enjoy these Music Therapy playlists. Your ideas and suggestions for future (positive) Music Therapy playlists are welcome!

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