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A Week From Today…
...my plane will be touching down in Cleveland for the 2010 AMTA Conference! This national music therapy conference is something I look forward to all year long, not only because it is an amazing learning opportunity, but also because I get to reunite with so many of...
Custom Song: Help Me, Rhombus!
I've written songs on many unique and interesting topics, but when I received a request for a custom song about a certain parallelogram, I knew I was in for a bit of a challenge. At the suggestion of my clever customer, I turned to the Beach Boys for help. I also...
Thanksgiving Goodies: Song + Visual Aide
There's a certain song I look forward to singing as soon as the leaves start turning colors, but I always hold out until November. The first line goes like this: "On the first day of Thanksgiving, this is what I ate: some turkey on my plate." There are 9 more verses...
What Are You Thankful For?
Happy November! I woke up this morning with a huge smile on my face, knowing that I could tuck the Halloween songs away for another year and start the new month out right with a new Thanksgiving tune. Not only am I sharing it with you here today, but I'll be...
Sunday Singalong: 20 Slides, 20 Seconds
For those of you who were hoping for one last Halloween video today...sorry to disappoint! The truth is that after an entire month of Halloween songs, I'm ready for a change. Today's video is quite a departure from my usual "Sunday Singalong" fare; I gave this...
Friday Fave: Pecha Kucha
Pecha whatcha? That's what I said when I was first told about this event, which was held for the second time around last night in my city. Pecha Kucha originated in Toyko back in 2003 and is the Japanese term for "chit chat" -- which is basically what the event is...
Sway Like a Tree
As much as I enjoy fall -- the changing leaves, the cooler temperatures, and the beginning of the holiday season -- it always makes me a little nostalgic for summer (my one true love when it comes to seasons). This song came about as the result of a brainstorming...
Orange & Black Are All Around
During this last week leading up to the 31st, I'm squeezing in as many Halloween songs as possible -- both here and with my students. "Orange and Black" is one I wrote recently and have been singing all month. Since so many of the classrooms are decorated to the...
Sunday Singalong: I Like Halloween
The title of this post is a bit deceiving, because as I've stated -- oh, a thousand times or so -- I don't really like Halloween at all! But I put on a happy face for my students this time of year, and sing "I Like Halloween" with plenty of (believable) enthusiasm....