66. imagine magazine: Petra Kern, Ph.D., MT-BC, MTA, DMtG and Dana Bolton, MEd, MMT, MT-BC
In this episode, Petra and Dana share all about imagine magazine, a multi-modal resource for Music Therapist’s working with early childhood populations.

Petra Kern, Ph.D., MT-BC, MTA, DMtG is a board-certified music therapist in the USA, Canada, and Germany with over 25 years experiences in clinical practice, research, education, and organizational leadership. She is known for her innovative projects, cutting-edge thinking, and international work. As Editor-in-Chief of imagine, she brings together knowledge, practices, and trends from the world’s best early childhood music therapists. Dr. Kern is the owner of Music Therapy Consulting and De La Vista Publisher, and lives with her husband in Santa Barbara, California. Learn more about Dr. Kern at http://musictherapy.biz/drpetrakern
Find Dr. Petra Kern on Facebook and Instagram.

Dana Bolton, MEd, MMT, MT-BC, is a board-certified music therapist with 17 years of experience as a home visitor in early intervention, both as a music therapist and a developmental therapist. Her main area of expertise is working with children birth to age 3 with a variety of disabilities, and their families. She and her husband were owners of Bolton Music Therapy in Murfeesboro, TN, and she is now a stay-at-home homeschooling mom to their five-year-old son. Dana’s first imagine article appeared in 2012, and she joined the editorial team in 2014.
Find Dana on Facebook and Instagram.
Find imagine online, on Facebook, and on Instagram.
- Supporting Parents and Young Children Through Interactive Media
- Transformation Under a Mango Tree in Uganda
- Blending Performance and Music Therapy in East Africa: Models for Health and Healing
- Supporting Traumatized Refugee Children Through Music in Early Education
- Supporting Multiculturalism in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Early Childhood Music Therapy: Four ongoing trends that will shape the
decade – Petra Kern, Ph.D., MT-BC, MTA, DMtG
One, Two, Three, and Do Re Mi: Early Childhood Musical Development for Music Therapists – Dana Bolton, M.Ed., MMT, MT-BC
Mama Lisa’s World – International Music and Culture
If you enjoyed this episode, check out:
- Episode 2 with Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC
- Episode 8 with Kathy Schumacher, MT-BC, WMTR
- Episode 13 with Marie Miller, MT-BC
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