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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