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Home Recording Studio Essentials
Two years ago, my "home recording studio" consisted of two things: a 13" Macbook and a $12 Logitech microphone. Though it wasn't fancy, it did the job, considering I was simply recording music therapy songs for the students at my school. But the more songs I wrote...
Kids With Cats: This Song is For You
Writing a song about dogs came quite naturally to me, since I'm a dog owner and have always considered myself to be a "dog person". But I have nothing against cats (that's my mom's cat, Izzy, in the picture) and since many of you let me know that you'd like a feline...
Sunday Singalong: You Are My Sunshine
Happy Sunday! Singing this song (in any one of its many forms) always puts a smile on my face. Good thing, because I sing the calendar version in almost every music therapy session, both at school and in my private practice. People always ask me if I get tired of...
Friday Fave: A New Officemate
Last Tuesday was a sad day in the Music Therapy Connections office/studio. It was the day I laid to rest a sturdy old workhorse, my HP DeskJet 940c printer. I've had this printer since my first day of college (all the way back in 2001), and it has sat on 4 different...
A Sweet Singable Story
Last month's inaugural Singable Story garnered quite a few comments and requests for more singable story ideas, so I'm excited to be back with another one today. Good Night, Sweet Butterflies, written by Dawn Bentley, combines sensory input through touch (the...
Sunday Singalong: Little Fishes
It's true, I am wearing my swimsuit underneath my clothes and not one stitch of makeup, but I had a window of opportunity (read: absent puppy and hubby) in which to record this video, and I took advantage of it! If you haven't checked out the music of Genevieve Jereb,...
Friday Fave: The 7 Link Challenge
Earlier this week, Darren Rowse of ProBlogger (an awesome resource for anyone who blogs) posed a challenge: publish a list of 7 links to posts that you and others have written that respond to 7 specific categories. Your first post A post you enjoyed writing the most A...
D-O-G, My D-O-G
That's my D-O-G, Sadie, but believe it or not, she actually wasn't the inspiration for this song! Just yesterday during my last group music therapy session at The Autism Program, one of my students asked me if I had a dog. I saw this as an opportunity to start a...
Release Party Recap
I work with students of all ages and abilities both in my studio and at school, so to have many of them gathered in one place, all participating and having fun, was a joy to see. The CD Release Party was a huge success, based on the feedback I've received from parents...