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Make Music With Kids This Summer
We captured this moment in one of our early childhood classes earlier this month, and it is basically the perfect photo for this blog post. An adorable child decked out in her summer shades, clacking away on castanets -- yep, pretty much sums it up! I've mentioned...
Keep Calm and Sing On
As I mentioned last week, I'm currently participating in the #MusicTherapyBlogger Challenge hosted by Julie Palmieri at Serenade Designs. This week's prompt was to share a quote that we love and/or makes us think, and then write a blog post reflecting upon that quote....
{Guitars & Granola Bars} Episode 17
When I sat down to interview Kristen O'Grady via Skype for this episode, she told me about how she and her daughters had just returned from a day trip to the beach. I have to admit, I was a little jealous of how she had spent her Monday. Kristen explained later in the...
Strum With Your Fingers & Thumb
A few months ago, I started a new music therapy group for children with special needs and wanted to include a song about playing the guitar. I wrote "Strum with Your Fingers & Thumb" specifically for the group, and it ended up being the inspiration for my new...
Why I Love Tuesday Mornings
While I initially created the Listen & Learn for Little Ones early childhood class just over two years ago, it wasn't until last July that I was able to get it up and running on a continuous basis. Ever since, I've spent almost every Tuesday morning making music...
Can’t Live Without My…Ukulele!
I'm currently participating in the #MusicTherapyBlogger challenge, hosted by Julie Palmieri at Serenade Designs. This week's blogging prompt is to write about something that works in our everyday lives as a music therapist, and I didn't have to think twice about that....
{Guitars & Granola Bars} Episode 16
Julie Palmieri is a people person. Of course, this is one of the characteristics that makes her a great music therapist, but her people skills when it comes to online interaction make her especially good at the specialized work she does. Julie specializes in helping...
A Lesson in the Importance of Self-Care
This is how I spent a good portion of last weekend: in a hospital gown, with my giant 36.5-week pregnant belly strapped to monitors. It wasn't pretty, friends. That's what happens when self-care goes out the window. You find yourself in the hospital due to severe...
“What’s Your Songwriting Process?”
Songwriting has always been a big part of my work as a music therapist, because I like to use mainly original compositions in my sessions, groups, and classes. Not a week goes by that I'm not coming up with a new song here and there. Between just having released a...