Relationships Between Music Therapists & Queer Clients

Voices of Music Therapy

On this episode of VOMT, we sit down with Sarah Biedka to discuss the relationships between music therapists and queer clients while analyzing the value in the perspective that we all bring, especially those from marginalyzed groups. From brief history lessons, to learning about the disabled music therapy collective, this episode is sure to apply to all audiences.

Guest

• Sarah Biedka

Episode Playlist

• Soulmate - Lizzo
• Make Me Feel - Janelle Monae
• I Like That - Janelle Monae
• Leather Jacket - Thunderbitch
• She Keeps Me Warm - Mary Lambert
• Same Love - [Freestyle] Angel Haze
• Move on Up - Lettuce cover
• Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise - Avett Brothers
• Girl From the North Country - Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash
• Pa’lante - Hurray for the Riff Raff

Reference Links

• Drag Heals - TV Show | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M62R4ZG
• Pride - TV Show | https://www.hulu.com/series/pride-43ac99ac-a3c6-4a3d-b03f-953f40be0fdb
• Paris is Burning - Movie | https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Paris-Is-Burning/60036691
• Pose - TV Show | https://www.netflix.com/title/80241986
• A Secret Love - Movie | https://www.netflix.com/title/80209024
• Queering Music Therapy - Theses | https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1226&context=expressive_theses
• Toward a Queer Music Therapy - Research Article | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0197455616300260
• Take Pride: Be Your Unabashed Self with Music - Article | https://soundwellmusictherapy.com/music-therapy-with-lgbt-clients/

Created and Produced by Brian Locascio, MT-BC

Edited by Alec Henn

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