{"id":10124,"date":"2017-07-12T12:21:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T17:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/takenote\/?p=10124"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:58:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:58:36","slug":"music-therapist-suzanne-hanser-on-music-for-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/music-therapist-suzanne-hanser-on-music-for-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Therapist Suzanne Hanser on Music for Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"subhed\" style=\"text-transform:none; font-variant:normal; letter-spacing:normal;\">\n  From Hospital Wards to Berklee Online: Dr. Hanser on Healing, Wellness, and Music Therapy\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5530873\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Suzanne Hanser discusses her illustrious career in music therapy, and how her profession brought her back to Boston to teach at Berklee College of Music. 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