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Look Where We Are!

Roman Music Therapy provides services to communities all over Massachusetts. Check out this map to view the cities and towns where we work. Where Our Music Therapists Work: schools homes centers hospitals hospices recreation programs ...

Boston Conservatory Welcome Address, by Dr. Karl Paulnack

This is an excerpt from a welcome address given to parents of incoming students at The Boston Conservatory on September 1, 2004, by Dr. Karl Paulnack, Director of the Music Division. “One of my parents’ ...

Do-It-Yourself Music Therapy

I recently came across this article written by Dr. Reuer about the benefits of using music for yourself. I really believe it’s wonderful to see the applications of music therapy in everyone’s everyday lives. Read ...

What Is Music Therapy?

Watch and read to see what these experts have to say. Mozart Effect: Does Listening To Classical Music Really Make Us Smarter? Oliver Sacks, MD, Author, Neurologist WATCH (Sacks’ discussion of music can be found between ...

OCD Treatment with Music: Notes from “Case Studies in Music Therapy”

A Co-op’s Post: Taking a Closer Look at Music Therapy Written by Britney McNeilly, Northeastern Co-op Student at RMTS Recently I read an interesting study about a thirty-one year old man with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  ...

The Power of Music

From early beginnings in the womb until the late stages of adulthood, music plays an important role in human growth, development, and sustainment.  Music— to be defined here as organized sound— is an essential component ...

Notes on My First Music Therapy Session

A Co-op’s Post: Taking a Closer Look at Music Therapy Written by Britney McNeilly, Northeastern Co-op Student at RMTS Today I had the pleasure of witnessing my first music therapy session.  Though I have read ...

Family Caregivers Unite! Podcast

[Download the MP3] [iTunes] Our Director, Meredith Pizzi was featured in a story with Laura Rutherford, the founder of Kate’s Voice. We are very excited to share the story with you here! This is from ...

Rhythms to Live By: A Music Group for Parents

Free Yourself from Stress, Move into Wellness You’ve always known that making music was good for your children, now come experience it for yourself! Our new Rhythms to Live By group will free you by incorporating improvisation ...

Repetition Reaps Rewards

Our Sprouting Melodies® Program has really grown over the years and has provided an enriching, playful, and supportive music class to many, many young children. We have seen the children: Grow in language development as ...