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	<title>Medical Music Therapy &#124; Drum Circle Facilitation &#124; San Diego Music Therapy</title>
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		<title>How to Sell Music Therapy and Drum Circles&#8230; or any passion you have for that matter!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very grateful for the work that I have in San Diego. In the Drum Call with Christine Stevens, a listener asked the question &#8220;How do you get clients?&#8221; What a great question! There are a million and one ways to get work and clients. I answered &#8220;When you do what you love, work just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: The Perfect Rainstorm~ Activities for the Elderly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been working on socialization, providing an outlet for creative expression, decreasing isolation, providing a basis for reminiscence, improving communication, managing stress, and promoting wellness in my older adult clients. I provide music therapy to independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, Alzheimer&#8217;s/dementia, and everything in between. Here&#8217;s a rainstorm video. Watch at your own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Music Therapy Show Transcription</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, I was honored to be a guest on the longest-running music therapy podcast, Janice Harris&#8217;s Music Therapy Show. I spoke about music therapy in corporate settings, self-care, and wellness. I transcribed the show below. (I have a new-found appreciation for transcribers &#8211; This took me forever!) Read below, listen to the show, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Tips for Self Care While Serving a Client</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[burnout prevention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you heard &#8220;If you can&#8217;t take care of yourself, then you can&#8217;t take care of others.&#8221; A million times, right? This is so significant in my life that I even manage to take care of myself while facilitating sessions. I wouldn&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve mastered it yet, but my self-care practice has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MythBuster Countdown #1: It&#8217;s too late in life to play music.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve chosen this is as the #1 myth in the countdown because I work with tons of older adults, but most of my peers are in their 30s. So, when one of my friends mentions &#8220;Oh, it&#8217;s way too late for me to pick up music again&#8221; or &#8220;I haven&#8217;t picked up the clarinet since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MythBuster Countdown #2: Kum Ba Yah Campfire Tours</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been toggling between two #2&#8242;s in the Countdown, and this one was most entertaining, so here you have it: Music therapists travel from campfire to campfire singing Kum Ba Yah! I&#8217;ll do my best to debunk this one. As I recall when I completed my Masters in Music Therapy from FSU, my older brother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Reasons Why Drums Work: Activities for the Elderly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singing, moving, dancing, song-writing, relaxing, caring for self, improvising, and playing an assortment of instruments are essential to a quality music therapy &#38; wellness program for older adults. Music therapists use music as the medium for providing cognitive stimulation, gross/fine motor movement, socialization, agitation reduction, memory validation, reminiscence, and more&#8230; but here are a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Summit for Music Therapy in the NICU, Brief Report</title>
		<link>http://www.RhythmForGood.com/2010/08/international-summit-for-music-therapy-in-the-nicu-brief-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NICU Infants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A little bookkeeping first: If you emailed me requesting the score for Introducing Lady Gaga to Boomwhackers, I&#8217;ll be sending those out on Monday. Thanks for your patience! Now, back to the post: I&#8217;m enjoying my plane trip from New York City to San Diego by blogging. (I&#8217;m online, 30,000 feet up in the air, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Introducing Lady Gaga to Boomwhackers</title>
		<link>http://www.RhythmForGood.com/2010/07/video-introducing-lady-gaga-to-boomwhackers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.RhythmForGood.com/2010/07/video-introducing-lady-gaga-to-boomwhackers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Music Therapists]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June I went to UCSD&#8217;s Camp Kesem with the Cancer Coping Center to drum and make music with kids who have parents with cancer. We played an arrangement of I Gotta Feelin&#8217; by the Black Eyed Peas on BOOMWHACKERS! When I shared my arrangement online, I was humbled by the response, and I decided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MythBuster Countdown #3: Music Therapists are Entertainers ♫</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kat Fulton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are all music therapists entertainers? No, but some are. Are all entertainers music therapists? No, but some are. My experience~ I&#8217;ve found that especially when working with groups of older adults, misconceptions about music therapy may arise from by-standers, staff people, and/or family members. And for good reason. Music is fun. Music makes you laugh [...]]]></description>
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