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My Word for 2020
I have mixed emotions about leaving 2019 behind. It was a great year on so many levels both personally and professionally, but it was also a year filled with more "hustle" and less "self-care" than I'd like to admit. My word for 2019 was CREATE, and that I did. My big...
Being a Music Therapist During the Holiday Season
Well, Christmas has passed and the New Year is almost here. To my fellow music therapists out there: Congrats! You’ve almost made it through the holiday season! The holidays bring so much joy, cheer, excitement, and fun; they always provide for an interesting...
A Very Rambach Christmas 2019
This holiday season felt like a total whirlwind, and I can hardly believe Christmas is already over. Despite how fast it went, this was one of my favorite Christmases yet for so many reasons. First and foremost: we were all (mostly) healthy! We've all been dealing...
Winter Recital 2019
Years ago, watching my students perform in our annual Music Therapy Connections recital, I remember thinking, "Someday that will be my own kids up there." Parker was a toddler and Mia Belle was an infant at the time, so the idea of them performing in a recital seemed...
Movement Songs to Regain Group Focus
Music is such an exciting time, especially for little ones. Sometimes our young group members get caught up in their excitement and lose their focus on what the rest of the group is doing. This can have a spiral effect and soon the group can feel out of control. How...
Instilling the Spirit of Giving
No matter what holiday you celebrate during the month of December, a common theme throughout them all is giving! Whether that is giving gifts or giving your time to others, there are many ways that we can give. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the hustle and bustle...
Holiday & Winter Parachute Songs for Children
The parachute is one of my favorite props to use with children of every age, but especially my early childhood groups. It seems novel to them every time we get it out, and there are so many different ways we can use it to address a variety of important goals while...
Listen & Learn at Thanksgiving Time
Listen & Learn provides unique, fun, and goal-oriented music that can be used in so many different settings! At Music Therapy Connections in Springfield, we offer Listen & Learn classes that specifically utilizes this material. I have had the privilege...
YOU Are a Limited Resource
"You are a limited resource." These are the words I wish someone would have told me early on in my music therapy career when I started a private practice in addition to my full-time direct service job, taking on so many clients that I ended up working 50+ clinical...