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Family Is
Yesterday afternoon, I returned home from a trip to Florida and realized I had a song to write, record and post here on the blog. Luckily I didn't have to think very hard about what to write about -- I had just spent 3 days with my immediate and extended family at a...
Colors of Thanksgiving
Now that it's officially November -- which in my world signifies the start of the holiday season -- I'm not wasting any time getting to work on new Thanksgiving songs. This may be one of the topics I've written the MOST songs about (check 'em all out here) but that...
Friday Fave: The Next Alicia Keys
I can't help but share the work of my students, because it never ceases to amaze me. You've heard from Jayla before (here and here), and while all of her performances are impressive, the recording I'm posting today might be the most impressive of all. Jayla is not...
The Ballad of Kitty
I'm pretty darn excited about this song. I mentioned last week that I get lots of my ideas from my mother-in-law, who is a special education teacher; well, the other person I can always count on for unique and creative song topics is Rene, who is an elementary teacher...
Working Together
When I'm in need of new song topic ideas, my go-to person is my mother-in-law. She teaches in a special education classroom and incorporates music (mostly mine!) into as many lesson plans as possible. Since I'm in the middle of a huge project -- I'll share the details...
Trick or Treat
With Halloween a mere two weeks away, I couldn't resist writing a new song to add to my already quite full bag o' spooky day tricks. While it is definitely NOT my most favorite day of the year, all the imagery related to Halloween makes it very easy to write about....
Thank You
Last week, a music therapist sent a Facebook message inquiring if I had a song about saying "thank you". Although I did write a song about saying please a few months back, I realized that I didn't yet have a song about the OTHER magic words. First, I recommended that...
The Alphabet
Sometimes I really have to wrack my brain for new song topics...and other times, I find myself humming a kicked-up version of "The Alphabet Song" for which the lyrics come spilling out. That is exactly what happened last week as I was working on a completely unrelated...
Friday Fave: Look, I’m on TV!
I freely admit that I have NO SHAME whatsoever when it comes to self promotion, especially where music therapy is involved. In fact, just this week I wrote a guest post about how to attract publicity. Sometimes those efforts pay off, and you get to spread the word...