Dr. Petra Kern
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Music as a Powerful Tool for Inclusion
Snapshots • Fulbrighter • July 10, 2025
A feature highlighting international work with Sinfonia por el Perú and the role of music in advancing participation, belonging, and inclusive communities.
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Kern, P. (2026, September 1). Centering voice, choice, & relational presence [Audio interview). imagine 17(1), 99. www.imagine.musictherapy.biz
Kern, P. (2026, September 1). Co-creating participation in telepractice [Audio interview]. imagine 17(1), 103. www.imagine.musictherapy.biz
Fulbrighter. (2025, July 10). Petra Kern (U.S. to Peru, 2024-2025) on how music can be a powerful tool for inclusion. Snapshots, a Q&A series with outstanding Fulbrighters. https://fulbrighternetwork.com/news/2723883
Kern, P. (2025, April 28). The sound of inclusion: How music transforms outdoor playgrounds for all children. https://www.percussionplay.com/blog/dr-petra-kern-guest-blog/. Percussion Play. https://www.percussionplay.com/
Kern, P., & Humpal, M. (2023, December 8). Music-based tips to ease the season of joy for children with autism. JKP Blog. https://blog.jkp.com
Kern, P., Bolton, D., Shina, E., & Ruffner, A. (2022, Auguts 30). Music therapy in infant and early childhood mental health [Webinar]. 2022 imagine Spotlight Webinar Series. www.musictherapy.biz/webinars
Skibitsky, J. (Host). (2022, April 6). Music therapy and autism. (no. 83) [Audio/Video podcast episode]. Autism Weekly. https://autismweekly.podbean.com/e/music-therapy-and-autism-with-dr-petra-kern-83/
Schneck, J., & Kern, P. (2022, April 19). Practice analysis: Your questions answered [Webinar]. 2022 CBMT Spotlight Webinar Series. www.musictherapy.biz/webinars
Kern, P. (2021, October 5).USA: ECMT online service delivery [Webinar]. 2021 imagine Webinar Series. www.musictherapy.biz/webinars
Kern, P., Humpal, M. (2021, April 20). Practice guidelines: Strategies that work [Webinar]. 2021 ASD Webinar Series. www.musictherapy.biz/webinars
Kern, P. (2021, April 6). New essentials: ECMT and ASD [Webinar]. 2021 ASD Webinar Series. www.musictherapy.biz/webinars
Caiati, T. (Host). (2020, August 12). imagine.magazine: Petra Kern, Ph.D., MT-BC, MTA, DMtG and Dana Bolton, MEd., MMT, MT-BC (no. 66) [Audio podcast episode]. Music Therapy Chronicles. https://lnkd.in/g2UmvqZ
Kern, P., (2020, August 6). COVID-19 macht aus Treffen in Pretoria den ersten musiktherapeutischen Online-Weltkongress [COVID-19 turns meeting in Pretoria into the first online music therapy world congress]. Deutsche Music Therapy Gesellschaft. https://www.musiktherapie.de/blog/in-eigener-sache/2020/08/polyrhythms-weltkongress-musiktherapie-online-aus-suedafrika/
Rambach, R. (2020). Preparing the next generation of innovators: An interview with Petra Kern. In Rambach, R. (Ed.). Innovative income music therapists: Beyond direct services & private practice. https://store.listenlearnmusic.com/product/innovative-income-for-music-therapists-book/
Kern, P. (2018). ParentsCan: Tips for using music with your family [Webinar]. Parents Education and Advocacy Training (PEATC). https://www.youtube.com/user/PEATCVirginia
Kern, P. (2018). Strengthening inclusive early childhood programs with music therapy strategies: The director’s role in tuning up music to turn on inclusion [Webinar]. Early Childhood Investigators Webinar Series. https://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com/webinar-resources/
Knight A., & LaGasse B. (Hosts). (2017, November 6). Petra Kern and Daniel Tague (No. 23) [Audio podcast episode]. MTRB. http://www.musictherapyresearchblog.com/mtrb-23-petra-kern-daniel-tague/
Lindstrom, J. (2016, April, 29). Intercultural competences in music therapy and beyond. [Interview]. Music Therapy Show. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mtshow/2016/04/29/intercultural-competences-in-music-therapy-and-beyond
Lindstrom, J. (2015, October 23). AMTA’s strategic priority on ASD [Interview]. Music Therapy Show. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mtshow/2015/10/23/amtas-strategic-priority-on-asd
Kennedy, R. (2015). Music therapy in the 21st century: An interview with Dr. Petra Kern. Music Therapy Today, 11(1), 142-149. https://issuu.com/presidentwfmt/docs/mtt_11_1__2015_5-1-2015_final/142
Lindstrom, J. (2015, April 17). Virtual students: Lessons learned from online teaching [Interview]. Music Therapy Show. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mtshow/2015/04/17/virtual-students-lessons-learned-from-online-teaching
Kern, P., Parrish, E., Parsons, A., Manis, A., Stephens, M., Norris, K., Ehmling, A., & Carter, B. (2014, December 15). Gaining cultural awareness. World Federation of Music Therapy. http://www.wfmt.info/2014/12/15/gaining-cultural-awareness/
Kern, P. (2014, August 1). Click, browse, and discover. World Federation of Music Therapy. http://www.wfmt.info/2014/08/01/click-browse-and-discover/
Avila, M. (Host). (2014, May 16). What interactive media and apps for my playful tot? [Audio podcast]. Raising Playful Tots. http://raisingplayfultots.com/podcast/what-interactive-media-and-apps-for-my-playful-tot
Fulton, K. (2014, February 11). VIP interview with Petra Kern [Video]. YouTube. http://youtu.be/W8Umv0KQZwE
Kim, S.-A. (2014). 13th WFMT World Congress of Music Therapy: The conference organizers – An interview with Petra Kern, Annie Heiderscheit, Youngshin Kim, & Kyungsuk Kim. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 14(1). https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/749/629
Stachyra, K. (2013). Memories from Brisbane: An interview with Petra Kern. Voices, 13(1). https://normt.uib.no/index.php/voices/article/view/706/592
Das, K., & Kern, P. (2013, September 1). Drum games for preschoolers in inclusive settings (no. 4) [Audio podcast episode]. imagine. https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/drum-games-for-preschoolers-in-inclusive-settings/
Lindstrom, J. (2012, October 26). Early childhood music therapy and autism [Interview]. Music Therapy Radio Show. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mtshow/2012/10/26/early-childhood-music-therapy-and-autsim
Knight A. & LaGasse B. (Hosts). (2012, January 11). Dr. Petra Kern [Audio podcast]. MTRB. https://www.musictherapyresearchblog.com/dr-petra-kern/
Haslbeck, F. (2010). Musiktherapie als wissenschaftsbasierte Gesundheitsprofession staerken! Interview mit Dr. Petra Kern zur Arbeit der World Federation of Music Therapy. [Music therapy as evidence-based health profession! Interview with Dr. Petra Kern about the work of the World Federation of Music Therapy.] Musiktherapeutische Umschau 31(4), 382–388.
Harris, J. (2010, December 10). Music therapy students [Interview]. Music Therapy Show. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jharrismtbc/2010/12/10/music-therapy-students.
Avila, M. (Host). (2010, July 7). How we can be playful with music [Audio podcast]. Raising Playful Tots. http://raisingplayfultots.com/uncategorized/raising-playful-tots-show-32-how-we-can-be-playful-with-music
Harris, J. (2010, October 15). imagine [Interview]. Music Therapy Show. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jharrismtbc/2010/10/15/imagine-with-dr-petra-kern
Logan, M. (2010, January 10, 17, 24). Global perspectives – An interview with Dr. Petra Kern [Interviews]. Music Therapy Source. http://www.musictherapysource.com/?s=Petra+Kern
Harris, J.(2009, December 12). World Federation of Music Therapy [Interview]. Music Therapy Show. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jharrismtbc/2009/12/12/world-federation-of-music-therapy
Zimmerman, T. (Host). (2008, June 29). Music eases transitions and encourages learning [Audio podcast]. http://www.unc.edu/fpg/fpgvoices/FPGVoices_MusicTherapy_June2008.mp3/
Kern, P., & Knox, C. (Co-Hosts). (2024, June). Healthcare Webinar: Music Therapy in the NICU [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting and National Inistute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2024, June). imagine Webinar: Celebrating NICU Music Therapy [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2024, March). Eligibility Assessment Webinars [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2023, January). NICU Webinars: The Power of Music Therapy in Neonatal Care [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2023, September). imagine Webinars: Adaptive Music Making [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2023, January). Dementia Webinars: Elevating Lives through Music [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2022, August–September). imagine Webinars: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2022, February–March). Healthcare Webinars: Trends in Music Therapy [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2022, February–March). Healthcare Webinars: Trends in Music Therapy [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publishe
Kern, P. (Host). (2021, October–December). imagine.magazine [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2021, April–June). Music Therapy and ASD [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2021, January–March). NICU Music Therapy [Webinar Series]. Music Therapy Consulting. https://musictherapy.biz/de-la-vista-publisher
Kern, P. (Host). (2007, July). Surrounded by soundscapes: An afternoon talk with R. Murray Schafer [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 8(2). http://musictherapyworld.net
Kern, P. (Host). (October 2006). Rhythm is the source of all existence: An interview with percussionist Greg Ellis [Audio podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 7(3). http://musictherapyworld.net
Kern, P. (Host). (2006, July). Biomedical music therapy: Research-based foundation of the effects of music – An interview with Dale Taylor [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 7(2). http://musictherapyworld.net
Kern, P. (Host). (2006, March). Connecting and learning through music: Music therapy for young children with visual impairments and their families – An interview with Peggy Codding [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 7(1). http://musictherapyworld.net
Kern, P. (Host). (2005, July). Not one day without a smile: Music therapy in early childhood education – An interview with Marcia Humpal [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 6(5). http://musictherapyworld.net
Kern, P. (Host). (2004, November). Research involving human participants: Ethical and legal considerations – An interview with Mary Boyle [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 5(5). http://musictherapyworld.net
Kern, P. (Host). (2004, August). Making friends in music: Including children with autism in an interactive play setting [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 5(4). http://musictherapyworld.net
Kern, P. (Host). (2004, March). Bridging the ordinary and alternate realities: Talking to anthropologist Dr. Felicitas D. Goodman [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 5(2). http://musictherapyworld.net.
Kern, P. (Host). (2004, January). From the heart we learn wisdom – An interview with Sr. Donna Marie Beck [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today, 5(1). http://musictherapyworld.net
Kern, P. (Host). (2003, April). The instrument allows you to speak through it – Interview with jazz guitarist Steve Abshire [Audio Podcast]. Music Therapy Today 4(2). http://musictherapyworld.net