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Ready…Set…Wait!
As I mentioned last week, my husband and I went on a quick getaway this weekend and while we had a great time, it's always nice to get back into the regular routine. This week is already off to a busy start, with an even busier weekend ahead...I'm performing this...
Friday Fave: CD Baby
A random google search several weeks ago led me to a site called CD Baby, which is an online music store for independent musicians who want to sell their albums. Intrigued, I did some exploring and came to the conclusion that this site may be one of the greatest...
Musical Scarf Activity
I'm back again today to share a song that I wrote to use with my youngest children in music therapy. I like to stick with a general theme each month, so October focuses mainly on fall and Halloween-related topics. This particular song accompanies a scarf activity, in...
Listen & Learn in the Blogosphere
Hi all! Just wanted to stop by and mention that Natalie Wickham over at the Music Matters Blog, who I featured yesterday, posted a wonderful write-up about Listen & Learn on her blog this morning. It is such a great feeling to be included in a community full of...
Cloudy Day
It's Monday, but I'm not in school...because it's Columbus Day! Thanks, Christopher Columbus, for discovering America, and creating an excuse for a day off to do all of the things I didn't have time for this weekend. This work-week is an especially short one for me,...
A New Friday Tradition
In the spirit of Friday fun, I've decided to begin a new weekly post: Rachel's Friday Faves! Since I mostly write posts about my songs and my music therapy work, I thought this would be a good chance for you to get to know me better. So each week, I'll choose a "fave"...
Learning To Set the Table
When I was in seventh grade, we spent an entire unit of my home economics class learning to set the table properly. Now, many years later, I still sometimes mix up which side the fork, knive, and spoon are placed (just ask my mom, who knows from experience). So if a...
Time for a Haircut
Certain situations can bring on anxiety to children, especially those with autism or any other disability. Among those situations are visiting the doctor or dentist, venturing into a large public place, and our focus today: haircuts. The song I wrote for this occasion...
Counting Pumpkins
It's time for the first official installment of "Counting Time" - which you can read more about here. This month we're counting pumpkins, which I'm sure will not come as a big surprise to you all :) Each month, the "Counting Time" tune stays the same but the items we...