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Friday Fave: Remo Hand Drums
Last summer, I received an email notifying me that a former student's family had donated $2,000 to my music therapy program at The Hope Institute. Needless to say, I couldn't wait for school to start so that I could take inventory of our current instrument collection...
My Favorite Things (A Singable Story)
When I was in high school, you could find me in one of three places during the summer: my job at Baskin-Robbins, the neighborhood pool, or on the stage of the Muni Opera, an outdoor community theater here in Springfield. I have lots of great memories from the 10+...
Sunday Singalong: Red, Yellow & Green
Happy Sunday! I had a bit of a hard time trying to decide which song to feature in this week's video. There was the option of another Valentine-related tune since this is the last Sunday in February, but truth be told, I'm ready to move past this month and get to...
The Ins & Outs of Running a Studio
Earlier this week, I received an email from a reader with a few questions regarding the business and practical aspects of running a music therapy and teaching studio. Thank you for all you do for music therapy advocacy and encouraging music therapists with ideas. Your...
Friday Fave: Getting Things Done
This book was recommended to me by the lovely Music Therapy Maven at the perfect time in my life. Last year around this time, I was just a little stressed (and by a little, I mean so much so that I wrote this blog post). But I listened to the audiobook version of...
Turn the Beat Around
Why yes, I am referring to that old song made famous by Gloria Estefan in the 90s. I used to love it way back in the day, especially trying to sing along with the crazy fast syllable-full verses. While I was brainstorming new instrument songs last week, this one just...
Adapted “Rhythm of Love” Lyrics & Chords
I covered this song in yesterday's "Sunday Singalong" video, and have been getting requests for my version of it ever since. What a compliment! So for those of you who want to use it with your own students or just for fun, I've got you covered. Click below for a...
Sunday Singalong: The Rhythm Of Love
I heard this song for the first time as I was driving home from work a couple of weeks ago, and I was immediately hooked. It was simple, beautiful, and happy...my three favorite ingredients when it comes to music. I knew then and there that I just had to add it to...
All Keyed Up!
It's that time of year again...my chapter of the National Federation of Music Clubs' Junior Festival! As a member, I have the opportunity to invite my students to participate; I'm super excited for the 9 who will be playing in the piano solo category on Sunday. I...