Contributors
JUDY BELLAND, MCAT
Judy Belland earned degrees from Western Michigan University( music therapy and bassoon performance) and Hahnemann University( music therapy). She worked as a music therapist in many settings, primarily in Philadelphia, for over 20 years. When not at her current job at WMU ' s Music and Dance Library, she can be found playing bassoon in chamber ensembles, orchestras, musicals, and a quirky garage band called The Hackneyed Quips.
Contact: jjjunob @ yahoo. com
MICHELLE ERFURT, MT-BC
Michelle Erfurt, MT-BC, is a music therapist with a passion for helping people. Her online e-bookstore, www. MusicTherapyEbooks. com, provides a platform to support self-published music therapists by promoting and selling their ebooks. When not working online, you can find her hanging out with her family in beautiful, West Virginia.
Contact: michelleerfurt @ gmail. com
NINA GALERSTEIN, MME, MT-BC
Nina holds a Master of Music Education / Music Therapy from the University of Kansas. She worked at Stockley Center in Delaware for 35 years and maintained a small private practice where she supported people of all ages with disabilities and elders with Alzheimer’ s. She also served the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association as the Vice President for Conference Planning as well as taking on various leadership roles. In 1998 she published a book, in collaboration with a speech and an occupational therapist,“ Age Appropriate Activities for Adults with Profound Mental Retardation: A Collaborative Approach.” In addition she has presented about music therapy at numerous conferences and for loal organizations.
Contact: ninagalerstein1 @ gmail. com
ERIN LUNDE, MT-BC
Erin Lunde, MT-BC runs her private practice Sound Matters Music Therapy in south Minneapolis, Minnesota. She works with adults who have developmental delay. Erin has two young children and a husband and is known to write fiction, poetry, and the occasional song in any spare time she conjures up.
Contact: erin. lunde @ soundmattersmusictherapy. com
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