Michael Viega
Co-Host of Clinical BOPulations
Michael Viega, Ph.D., LCAT, MT-BC, is an Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at Montclair State University, and a Fellow in the Association of Music and Imagery. He has published and presented internationally on a wide range of topics such as Hip Hop and music therapy, arts-based research methodologies, therapeutic songwriting and adverse childhood experiences, and music therapy and adolescent development. As a music therapy clinician, he has worked extensively with children and adolescents who have experienced childhood adversity and trauma. He serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, and Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy.
Michael Viega has hosted 15 Episodes.
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Episode 39: Hemisphere by Moshe Singer from Creative Gatherings
September 22nd, 2020 | Season 5 | 24 mins 7 secs
music, music therapy, songwriting, south africa
Listen to "Hemisphere” by Moshe Singer, singer-songwriter and co-founder of Creative Gatherings based out of Johannesburg, South Africa and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy. This episode is part of our World Congress of Music Therapy 2020 presentation and done in collaboration with Creative Gatherings - South Africa.
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Episode 38: Music Recognition by Ma'anza from Creative Gatherings
September 8th, 2020 | Season 5 | 19 mins 28 secs
music, music therapy, songwriting, south africa
Listen to "Music Recognition" by Ma'anza, a singer-songwriter based out of Johannesburg, South Africa and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy. This episode is part of our World Congress of Music Therapy 2020 presentation and done in collaboration with Creative Gatherings - South Africa.
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Episode 37: Mphatlhalatsana by AZURI Street Symphony from Creative Gatherings
August 25th, 2020 | Season 5 | 30 mins 53 secs
music, music therapy, songwriting, south africa
Listen to "Mphatlhalatsana” by AZURI Street Symphony, a band based out of Johannesburg, South Africa and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy. This episode is part of our World Congress of Music Therapy 2020 presentation and done in collaboration with Creative Gatherings - South Africa.
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Episode 36: Bloopers with the Bop Squad
June 2nd, 2020 | Season 4 | 16 mins 27 secs
bloopers, music, music therapy, outtakes, songwriting
Listen to a few bloopers and outtakes with the Bop Squad and guests from previous episodes. Hope these bring you some laughs! Thank you so much for hanging around during Season 4...we'll be back in the fall with Season 5!
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Episode 33: Through it All by Johnnybgood
April 21st, 2020 | Season 4 | 44 mins 46 secs
composer, music, music therapy, producer, production, psychology, songwriting, technology
Listen to "Through it All” by Johnnybgood, a producer and composer based out of Nashville and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy.
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Episode 30: Welcome Back with the Bop Squad: Pt. 2
March 12th, 2020 | Season 4 | 41 mins 20 secs
Part 2! Listen to 10 seconds of songs our co-hosts love and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy.
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Episode 29: Welcome Back with the Bop Squad: Pt. 1
March 10th, 2020 | Season 4 | 42 mins 14 secs
music, music therapy, songwriting
Part 1! Listen to 10 seconds of songs our co-hosts love and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy.
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Episode 28: Time Will Heal Me by Everything + Light the Music App [ARTIST INTERVIEW]
December 24th, 2019 | Season 3 | 1 hr 11 mins
music, music therapy, psychology, songwriting, technology, water boy
Listen to "Time Will Heal Me” by Everything based out of Virginia and learn more about Light the Music, and and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy.
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Episode 22: Calm Sights by Resident Artists of Able ARTS Work's Achieving Results Together Center
September 17th, 2019 | Season 3 | 34 mins 13 secs
empowerment, music, music therapy, music video, song, songwriting
Listen to "Calm Sights” by the resident artists of Able ARTS Work's Achieving Results Together Center, based out of California and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy. This episode is sponsored by Able ARTS Work.
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Episode 21: Baila by Resident Artists of Able ARTS Work's Therapeutic Arts Program
September 3rd, 2019 | Season 3 | 34 mins 39 secs
arts, community, inclusivity, music, music therapy, psychology, singer, song, songwriter, therapy
Listen to "Baila” by the resident artists of Able ARTS Work's Therapeutic Arts Program, based out of California and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy. This episode is sponsored by Able ARTS Work.
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Episode 20: Destiny by Van Gammon
July 2nd, 2019 | Season 2 | 56 mins 50 secs
hip hop, music, music therapy, psychology, r&b, rap, singer, song, songwriter, spiritual, therapy
Listen to "Destiny” by Van Gammon, a rapper/Hip-Hop artist based out of Dallas, TX and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy.
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Episode 18: Why Worry by Toni Blackman [ARTIST INTERVIEW]
June 4th, 2019 | Season 2 | 46 mins 37 secs
anxiety, cypher, hip hop, music, music therapy, psychology, rap, singer, song, songwriter, therapy
Listen to "Why Worry” by Toni Blackman, a hip-hop artist, speaker, healer, and global ambassador, and join us as we explore its possible uses in the field of music therapy