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Friday Fave: Halloween!
Coming down with the flu can really set a girl back, you know? I've spent the last two days catching up on the work I should have been doing on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, when instead, I was laying in bed with a fever, cough, and headache. But thankfully, I am...
Shapes are Everywhere
Shape identification is a skill I've addressed through music with countless students, and I think I've also lost count of the songs and activities I've used for this particular goal area. There are plenty of songs out there about shapes, but I decided to write my own...
State Journal-Register: Lyrical Learning
I couldn't have asked for a better feature about music therapy than the one my local paper published in today's edition. Many, many thanks to Ann Gorman, who spent the good part of a day interviewing and observing me, and wrote the wonderful article. It is available...
Friday Fave: Facebook
When I joined Facebook as a 21-year-old graduate student back in 2004, I would have laughed at you if you'd told me that one day, my mother and I would be Facebook friends. Fast-forward to five years later, when I am Facebook friends with not only my mother, but her...
On the Horizon
Beginning in January, I will be offering consultative music therapy services through my private practice, Music Therapy Connections. Consultative services, you ask? Though I go into great detail on the MTC website, I'll sum it up here in just a few sentences. When a...
The Birthday Song You Haven’t Heard (Part 2)
When it comes to ending a music class or music therapy session, I have plenty of goodbye songs from which to choose. But last year for Maggie's birthday party, I wanted to do something a little different. So instead of ending the music portion of her party with a...
The Birthday Song You Haven’t Heard (Part 1)
Last year I had the pleasure of helping two of my favorite church mice, Maggie and Samantha, celebrate their birthdays. Not only did I lead music time at both girls' birthday parties, but I also made them special CDs with some of their favorite songs included. The...
Friday Fave: Model Me Kids
Today's edition of "Friday Faves" is brought to you by Twitter, because that is how I discovered Model Me Kids. Little did I know that many of my students already knew all about Model Me Kids, and used their videos at home. From their website: Model Me Kids® is...
‘Dem Bones, ‘Dem Bones
How about a Halloween song that almost everyone knows, or at least has heard once or twice? It's actually an old spiritual, but over the years has become a staple for this time of year. Most of my students instantly recognize this when I begin singing or playing one...