Elizabeth K. Schwartz, MA, LCAT, MT-BC

Raising Harmony: Music Therapy for Young Children, Wakefield, Massachusetts

While music therapists are well trained, some are challenged to creatively and flexibly respond in settings where the therapist and client do not share the same social, cultural, language, and musical background. In this podcast, Elizabeth Schwartz shares her thoughts and suggestions on how the unique qualities of music make it a perfect experience for finding common experience and shared meaning for all. 

Resources:

  • Rolvsjord, R. (2016). Resource-oriented perspectives in music therapy. In J. Edwards (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy (pp. 557–576). Oxford University Press.
  • Pasiali, V., & Schwartz, E. K. (2018). Preventive MT in limited-resource communities [Audio podcast]. amtapro.musictherapy.org/?p=2026#more-2026.
  • Schwartz, E. (2012). You and Me Makes…We: A Growing Together Songbook. Center for Early Childhood Music Therapy.
  • Schwartz, E. (2020). Together With the Beat: Songs for Me, and You, and Us. Center for Early Childhood Music Therapy.

About the Author:

Elizabeth K. Schwartz has practiced music therapy for over 25 years and specialized in Early Intervention and preschool settings. She is an adjunct faculty at Molloy College in New York and the co-founder of Raising Harmony®, an online platform providing training and resources related to early childhood music therapy and development.

Contact: ekschwartzmtbc@gmail.com

 

Suggested Citation: 

Schwartz, E. K. (2020, July 1). Composing therapeutic songs for culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood music therapy [Audio podcast]. imagine. www.imagine.musictherapy.biz