Interview with Donald E. Michel, 1921-2010

Authors

  • Michael Rohrbacher Shenandoah University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v11i2.594

Abstract

This interview was conducted in June, 2009, and is presented as a retrospective on the life of Donald E. Michel, who passed away on December 19, 2010.    Several themes emerged as our dialog unfolded and are presented below, including music, clinical practice, service, teaching, and music & medicine.

Author Biography

Michael Rohrbacher, Shenandoah University

PhD, MT-BC Michael Rohrbacher, PhD, MT-BC, is Director of Music Therapy at Shenandoah University, located in Winchester, VA (USA).  He first collaborated with Dr. Michel in 1980 (along with several other music therapists from across the United States) on the topic of assessment (as part of a federal grant awarded to the National Association for Music Therapy).  Since 1980 Dr. Michel has remained influential in Michael's career path, including ongoing engagement with music as a pianist, service to CBMT as member of the Board of Directors, service to AMTA as former President of the Mid-Atlantic Region, international service as Visiting Professor at Tokushima Bunri University,  the publication of an assessment tool (monograph) as part of a federal grant from the Administration on Aging, and most recently, in guiding music therapy students to provide instruction in the use of baritone horns and harmonicas for children at the local summer "asthma camp."

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Published

2011-06-30

How to Cite

Rohrbacher, M. (2011). Interview with Donald E. Michel, 1921-2010. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v11i2.594

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Interviews

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