I am Dr. Petra Kern

Music Therapy
Consultant

Empowering you to succeed, innovate new pathways, navigate challenges, and stay ahead today and tomorrow.

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Services

Offering music-based program development, music-mediated interventions, and family support; providing guest lectures/professional development, telesupervision, and online/hybrid course support; producing interactive books, the multimedia e-journal imagine, and webinars.

Consulting

As a collaborative partner, Music Therapy Consulting provides essential support to global organizations, childcare providers, and families of children with diverse abilities.

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Educating

Music Therapy Consulting delivers expert online education with evidence-based, actionable content tailored for students, faculty, and professional development.

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Publishing

Explore De La Vista Publisher, a branch of Music Therapy Consulting, dedicated to conceptualizing, designing, and producing interactive e-books, imagine, and webinars.

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Committed to Excellence and Innovation!

Partner to accelerate, build capability, create change that matters, bring a new future to life, and make the world a better place!

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About Dr. Kern

As Fulbright Specialist and former President of the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT), award-winning researcher and educator, and editor of imagine, Dr. Petra Kern brings unparalleled knowledge, experience, and a global perspective to her consultations. Her work is founded on evidence-based practice, every client’s individual context, capability and needs, industry trends, local insights, and emerging innovations.

She collaborates with clients at every level, whether as a trusted advisor to organizational leaders, faculty, and students, or as a hands-on coach for early childhood educators and parents.

No matter the challenge, Dr. Kern delivers innovative, practical solutions and empowers clients to build capacity and self-efficacy, enabling them to thrive in a changing world.

Call for Submissions

Dr. Petra Kern and her imagine team are calling for submissions to its upcoming issue: Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Music Therapy. This issue will explore the essential role of parents in enhancing therapeutic outcomes through music therapy. We invite...
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#DIGIARTHE

Join Dr. Petra Kern for a groundbreaking lecture on "A New Era of Work: AI in Creative Therapies" on November 7, 2024, at 6:00 PM (in Germany) via Zoom. In this innovative session, Dr. Kern will explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming art and music...
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Fall 2024: NICU-MT Online Training

Professional music therapists are invited to train as a NICU Music Therapist with the National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy, and gain the skills to work with one of the most vulnerable populations—newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units—and...
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Leading the Path Toward Inclusion: My Fulbright Specialist Experience with Sinfonía por el Perú

During my time as a Fulbright Specialist with Sinfonía por el Perú, I had the opportunity to collaborate with incredible teams dedicated to creating lasting change through music education. Together, we worked on shifting from a mainstreaming model to a fully inclusive...
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Fulbright Specialist Scholarship Awarded to Dr. Petra Kern

Dr. Petra Kern has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Scholarship by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. This prestigious award recognizes her expertise and commitment to advancing inclusive practices globally. As part of this esteemed program, Dr. Kern will be...
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Exploring Innovations in Music Therapy

Invited by Dr. Mirzda Paipare to teach a course at the University of Liepāja, Dr. Kern will be traveling to Latvia this week. During the 2-day event, participants will explore the growing demand for digital music therapy services, telepractice, telesupervision, and...
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