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Fermata: A MusicMED Publication

| Aug 22, 2025

Welcome to Fermata: A MusicMED Publication

Fermata is a new professional publication by MusicMED, created for music therapists, healthcare leaders, and professionals advancing the use of music in care. Long overdue, it offers a space to share ideas, insights, and strategies - quickly, practically, and without the barriers of academic publishing. Unlike traditional journals, Fermata is responsive, accessible, and grounded in real-world practice. Whether you’re refining your clinical approach, growing a business, or navigating systems change, Fermata delivers thought leadership rooted in experience and invites you to join the conversation.

Professional Skills

Thought Leadership

| Mar 31, 2025

Your Scarcity Mindset Is Not a Strategy… It’s a Trap!

This article explores how scarcity mindset holds back music therapy and healthcare professionals, and why shifting toward abundance - through collaboration, mentorship, and strategic sharing - creates stronger teams, better opportunities, and a healthier profession.

The Music Therapy Problem (and the Opportunity It Presents)

This article examines how music therapy defines itself and why centering credentials in that definition may limit the profession. It argues for shifting the focus toward outcomes, effectiveness, and collaboration as the keys to advocacy and long-term growth.

Professional Skills

Career Advancement

| Jan 23, 2025

10 Things Every Music Therapist (and Professional) Should Know

Drawing on lessons learned from the frontline to leadership, this article shares ten guiding principles every music therapist can carry into their career. From defining scope and value to sustaining purpose and balance, these insights offer practical wisdom to help professionals thrive in a challenging and meaningful field.

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Fermata: A MusicMED Publication

Latest Articles

Welcome to Fermata: A MusicMED Publication

Your Scarcity Mindset Is Not a Strategy… It’s a Trap!

The Music Therapy Problem (and the Opportunity It Presents)

10 Things Every Music Therapist (and Professional) Should Know

Submit your writing to our Editorial Board for review.
Every article published in Fermata is eligible for 10 CMTEs.

Fermata: A MusicMED Publication

Latest Articles

Welcome to Fermata: A MusicMED Publication

Your Scarcity Mindset Is Not a Strategy… It’s a Trap!

The Music Therapy Problem (and the Opportunity It Presents)

10 Things Every Music Therapist (and Professional) Should Know

Submit your writing to our Editorial Board for review.Every article published in Fermata is eligible for 10 CMTEs.

Submit your writing to our Editorial Board for review.
Every article published in Fermata is eligible for 10 CMTEs.