July 2012

Today at Listen & Learn Plus!

July 31, 2012

On Tuesdays, the mp3, instrumental track, and lyrics/chords for the newest songs are available to Listen & Learn Plus members for download. In addition, members are always welcome to request existing Listen & Learn songs and new song topics. “Hey, I just met you…” has been playing on repeat in my head for WEEKS. No, [...]

Sit With Me Maybe

July 30, 2012

I struggled this week to come up with a song topic. Some weeks I have so many ideas that it’s difficult to narrow them down; well, this wasn’t one of ‘em. After sitting at my desk racking my brain for almost an hour, I decided to take a little Facebook break. I’m so glad I [...]

Friday Fave: Bob Ross Remixed

July 27, 2012

My dad shared this video on Facebook yesterday, and after I started watching it, I instantly knew I had my topic for today’s “Friday Fave” post. If you’re over the age of 25, then there’s a pretty good chance you watched Bob Ross on PBS growing up. I know my brother and I did; in [...]

Today at Listen & Learn Plus!

July 24, 2012

On Tuesdays, the mp3, instrumental track, and lyrics/chords for the newest songs are available to Listen & Learn Plus members for download. In addition, members are always welcome to request existing Listen & Learn songs and new song topics. Although I definitely have my own style as a music therapist and songwriter, I think it’s [...]

Peter Piper

July 23, 2012

This week, instead of writing a brand-new song, I decided to give myself a different kind of challenge. One of my music therapy students is working on several speech goals, so we’ve been doing some “tongue twister” songs in her sessions.Peter Piper is a classic example of such, which brought to mind a version I [...]

Friday Fave: MusicTherapyEd.com

July 20, 2012

If you’re a music therapist who partakes in any sort of social media activity (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), then you’ve surely heard about the launch of MusicTherapyEd.com. And if you haven’t, well…I’m about to fill you in! Kat Fulton is a music therapist in San Diego who I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know both [...]

Today at Listen & Learn Plus!

July 17, 2012

On Tuesdays, the mp3, instrumental track, and lyrics/chords for the newest songs are available to Listen & Learn Plus members for download. In addition, members are always welcome to request existing Listen & Learn songs and new song topics. Looking back through all of the songs I’ve written, it’s amazing how many focus on the [...]

It’s Okay to Cry

July 16, 2012

As a kid, I was never a crier. My mom used to say that she could count on one hand the number of times she saw me cry when I was younger, and she was probably right. Something always stopped me from letting my feelings out. I see the same thing happen with my students [...]

Today at Listen & Learn Plus!

July 10, 2012

On Tuesdays, the mp3, instrumental track, and lyrics/chords for the newest songs are available to Listen & Learn Plus members for download. In addition, members are always welcome to request existing Listen & Learn songs and new song topics. I’m not sure when that next rainy day will be, but when it comes, I’ll be [...]

Whenever It Rains

July 9, 2012

The timing of this song is a little ironic, since we haven’t had rain here in central Illinois for what seems like weeks now. But I wrote the lyrics a couple of months ago and felt inspired to finish the song over the weekend, so maybe if I sing it a whole lot, we’ll actually [...]

Friday Fave: ABC Music Therapy Ideas

July 6, 2012

Now is a better time than ever to be a music therapist, I tell ya! The blogosphere is chock-full of amazing music therapists who are willing to share their ideas and resources with the rest of us. Last week I told you about Amy Kalas and her wonderful e-book, Tuneful Teens, and this week I [...]

Today at Listen & Learn Plus!

July 3, 2012

On Tuesdays, the mp3, instrumental track, and lyrics/chords for the newest songs are available to Listen & Learn Plus members for download. In addition, members are always welcome to request existing Listen & Learn songs and new song topics. Shortly after writing my first “bathroom” song back in 2008, one of my friends discovered it [...]

To the Bathroom I Go

July 2, 2012

It didn’t take long for me to learn that as a music therapist working with children who have special needs, one goal area I’d be addressing often is bathroom routines. Handwashing, teeth brushing, bath taking…those are the easy ones. But toileting is a little more tricky, not to mention a little less fun. However, it’s [...]

                      


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