About Michelle Waller

Music therapist Michelle Waller holding a guitar.

Michelle Waller (née Fisher) BMus (Thrp), RMT, NMT

Michelle achieved her music therapy qualification at The University of Melbourne, and has twelve years experience as a Registered Music Therapist. For the previous ten years Michelle has worked as a qualified Neurologic Music Therapist.

Her experience is primarily in special education, child and youth disability, early childhood community groups, and paediatric neurological rehabilitation. Michelle has experience working and studying in the UK, USA and Australia.

Michelle has a current Working With Children Check.

  • Shoemark, H., Rimmer, J., Bower, J., Tucquet, B., Miller, L., Fisher, M., Ogburn, N., Dun, B. (2018). Conceptualizing the musical self as the mediating pathway in acute pediatric music therapy. Journal of Music Therapy, 55 (1), 1–26.

    Fisher, M. (2017). Lessons learnt in paediatric neurological rehabilitation across the globe. Music Therapy Today 13 (1) 54-55.

    Fisher, M. & Shoemark, H. (2011). Evidence-based Interactions: Music Therapy with 3-12 month old infants in a hospital. Imagine 2 (1), 36-39.

  • Fisher, M. & Murphy, M. ‘NDIS: The essentials and the latest’ Australian Music Therapy Association National Professional Development Seminar, Sydney, September, 2018.

    Fisher, M. Lessons learnt in paediatric neurological rehabilitation across the globe. The 15th WFMT World Congress of Music Therapy, Tsukuba, Japan, July 2017.

    Fisher, M. How does a young, female, white, Australian music therapist introduce services in a British hospital, to Arabic, Muslim families who may believe that music is Haram? Lessons learnt in paediatric neuro-rehab across the globe. Australian Music Therapy Association National Conference, Melbourne, September 2016.

    Fisher, M. Let’s move together: Group therapy within in-patient paediatric neuro-rehabilitation (oral and poster presentations). Music Therapy Advances in Neuro-disability II, The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, London UK, June 2015.

    Fisher, M. Collaboration is the key: The role of Music Therapy within in-patient paediatric neuro-rehabilitation (poster presentation). National Brain Injury Symposium, The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, London UK, March 2015.

    Fisher, M. Skype, songs and school: Broadening Music Therapy in Special Education. Australian Music Therapy Association National Conference, Brisbane, September 2011.

    Fisher, M. Bridging the age gap: working with 2-12 month old infants in hospital. Australian Music Therapy Association National Conference, Sydney, September 2009. 

  • Local Legends' Front Page - 9-February-2022 - Local Legends' Front Page. Link to Michelle talking about music therapy on local Geelong radio station The Pulse - at 1 hr 45 mins: https://omny.fm/shows/local-legends/local-legends-front-page-9-february-2022

    The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation Auxiliaries Annual Report 2016-2017 ‘How music therapy makes a difference.’ Pg 12-15 : http://rchfoundation.org.au/?page=Publications-Auxiliaries-Annual-Report

    About Music Therapy video- The Royal Children’s Hospital : http://www.rch.org.au/musictherapy/

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