Gamifying Music Therapy Interventions

How can games "level up" music therapy sessions? Brea Murakami, MM, MT-BC shares how to therapeutic music experiences as games to enhance clients' motivation. Brea's talk was recorded at a music therapy "unconference" event hosted by Brea and Daniel in the summer of 2021, while the podcast conversation was recorded in spring of 2022.

Brea Murakami, MM, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist and the director of music therapy at Pacific University, Oregon. She is interested in translational research in music science and music therapy. She hosts the Instru(mental) podcast and blogs at ImaMusicTherapist.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @BreaMurakami.