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C’mon, Get Happy
Between the endless grey skies, frigid air and rampant germs being passed around, this winter has me in a bit of a funk. I know I'm not alone -- you're probably just as ready for spring as I am. Music is my favorite kind of medicine, so I put together 4 songs I've...
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
This past week, my kids and I got hit hard with a nasty cold bug. It came right on the heels of our return home from vacation, so 3 extra days off of work, daycare and preschool were not very welcome. BUT that's real life for you, and we made the best of it. Luckily...
{Video} Bundle Up, Baby!
A few years ago, I started a video series called Sunday Singalong here on my blog. Every Sunday, I posted a new video of myself singing and talking about my songs, all of which still exist on my YouTube channel. I really loved making those videos, and now it's so much...
Your Guide to Music Therapy Advocacy Zen
Did you know that January is Social Media Advocacy Month for the field of music therapy? As we wrap up this first month of 2017, I'd like to share an introduction to advocacy for music therapists, provided by the Certification Board for Music Therapists. Advocacy can...
Setting Yourself Up for Success
If you're anything like my business partner Katey and myself, this month has been all about establishing goals, setting intentions, and making plans for 2017. Every year, we create a mantra -- words to live by and guide our actions both personally and professionally....
A Year of Creativity
When I was little, my favorite thing to do was write. I would come up with story after story, written and illustrated in crayon on white sheets of paper, then stapled into book form. The day my family purchased our first desktop computer, I sat down and typed a story...
Ringing in 2017
2016 was a year full of ups and downs, but it most definitely ended on a high note (corny pun totally intended). I had the opportunity to perform at First Night Springfield, an annual New Year's Eve event put on by my city's arts council. And while performing was a...
My Word for 2017
I've spent the last 12 months doing my best to practice the three words my business partner Katey and I chose for 2016 -- simplify, streamline, self-care. This past year has been all about eliminating the non-essentials, putting things on the back burner, and focusing...
#AMTA16: Conference Recap (With Pictures!)
Another year, another national conference in the books. Now that I'm starting to settle back in to reality (which mostly means catching up on laundry), it's time for my yearly recap of the conference experience from my perspective. As I mentioned in my conference...