October 2008

Sunday Night Lullaby

October 13, 2008

At the end of many of my therapy sessions, I like to sing a calming song or two so that the transition from music is a little smoother. Lately I’ve been favoring a Laurie Berkner song called “Mahalo” (which means thank you in Hawaiian), but I have a long list to choose from. Along this [...]

Marissa’s Guitar

October 11, 2008

Happy Saturday! It’s a beautiful day in central Illinois, so before I go out and enjoy it, I thought I’d write a quick post. Today I want to tell you about one of my students, Marissa. I work with her both in a group and individual setting, and she is such a joy! Marissa absolutely [...]

A New Friday Tradition

October 10, 2008

In the spirit of Friday fun, I’ve decided to begin a new weekly post: Rachel’s Friday Faves! Since I mostly write posts about my songs and my music therapy work, I thought this would be a good chance for you to get to know me better. So each week, I’ll choose a “fave” thing, activity, [...]

Learning To Set the Table

October 8, 2008

When I was in seventh grade, we spent an entire unit of my home economics class learning to set the table properly. Now, many years later, I still sometimes mix up which side the fork, knive, and spoon are placed (just ask my mom, who knows from experience). So if a fully capable adult can’t [...]

Time for a Haircut

October 7, 2008

Certain situations can bring on anxiety to children, especially those with autism or any other disability. Among those situations are visiting the doctor or dentist, venturing into a large public place, and our focus today: haircuts. The song I wrote for this occasion tells the story, step-by-step, so that children know exactly what to expect [...]

Counting Pumpkins

October 6, 2008

It’s time for the first official installment of “Counting Time” – which you can read more about here. This month we’re counting pumpkins, which I’m sure will not come as a big surprise to you all :)Each month, the “Counting Time” tune stays the same but the items we count will change. You can listen [...]

Faster is Better

October 5, 2008

When I was a child, I loved songs that sped up as I sang them – songs like John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt and The Song That Never Ends. I found a great song in the “Learning Through Music” songbook called I Don’t Care if the Rain Comes Down, which my students absolutely love. However, we’ve [...]

What’s Big and Orange?

October 3, 2008

A hint: you’ve probably seen them cropping up in your neighborhood, as they are in high demand at this time of year. Pumpkins, of course! There are pictures of pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns lining the halls of my school, and I just might have to go pick one out this weekend. Here’s a song my students [...]

iPod Bingo

October 2, 2008

I use my iPod at work on a daily basis. I just plug it into my handy dandy speaker, and then I have my entire library of tunes at my fingertips. Most of the time, I use the iPod to play songs to accompany instrument or movement activities – circumstances where playing my guitar is [...]

Today it is October

October 1, 2008

Wow! Fall is in full swing, and today we begin the 10th month of the year. 2008 has flown by so quickly…is it just me, or does time speed up with each passing year? October is almost synonymous with pumpkins, scarecrows, harvest, cool weather, and of course, Halloween. Though it is not my favorite “holiday” [...]

School Spirit

October 1, 2008

I’ve been blogging for about a month now, but I haven’t talked much about the school where I work, the Hope Institute in Springfield, Illinois. I’ve been fortunate to serve as the music therapist there for the last year and a half, and it has been an extremely eye-opening and gratifying experience. The Hope Institute [...]

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