Description:

This week Ella chats with old friend Cerrita Smith and explore the boundaries of curiosity, appropriation and the joy of music

Cerrita at a glance:

Cerrita is a Music Therapist, Musician and Tutor and consultant. She has explored the developmental benefits of music both nationally and internationally and is a proud Northerner.

Show Notes:

How we met

What brings joy

Composer diversity

Music and cultural appropriation

What is music therapy

Otherness

Internal bias

Curiosity

10 questions

Advice for those 10 steps behind you

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Mentioned in this episode:

Find Cerrita:

www.wecync.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerrita-s-b3608255/

https://twitter.com/CSmithMT

Who is Cerrita Smith?

Cerrita is a Music Therapist, Musician, Tutor and Organisational Consultant. 

She has worked as a music therapist in inpatient mental health hospitals within the NHS for 10 years. She also works in private practice with children, who have experienced developmental trauma (primarily with adopted children) and their families. She has presented her work nationally and internationally and her work has been published in a number of journals. In 2017 and 2018 Cerrita worked in Rwanda, in East Africa, with Music as Therapy International, where she up a music project to support teachers to use music to support educational goals and to develop strategies to support children with additional educational needs. 

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