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The Goodnight Song
The end of the summer means getting back into the routine not only of waking up for school in the morning, but also of going to sleep on time. I remember being a kid and dreading the earlier bedtime that came along with the start of a new school year, and I know...
Seven Days in a Week
With the school year beginning in just a few weeks, I've had classroom topics on the brain. I know that calendar songs are part of the daily routine in many classrooms, so I'm adding one more to my long list of 'em. Seven Days in a Week lists each day of the week...
Friday Fave: Instagram
When it comes to apps that are not directly related to music and music therapy, Instagram has quickly become my new favorite. In fact, I much prefer my iPhone to my camera (even the fancy new one my husband and I just bought) these days so that I can 'gram my pics...
Sit With Me Maybe
I struggled this week to come up with a song topic. Some weeks I have so many ideas that it's difficult to narrow them down; well, this wasn't one of 'em. After sitting at my desk racking my brain for almost an hour, I decided to take a little Facebook break. I'm so...
Friday Fave: Bob Ross Remixed
My dad shared this video on Facebook yesterday, and after I started watching it, I instantly knew I had my topic for today's "Friday Fave" post. If you're over the age of 25, then there's a pretty good chance you watched Bob Ross on PBS growing up. I know my brother...
Peter Piper
This week, instead of writing a brand-new song, I decided to give myself a different kind of challenge. One of my music therapy students is working on several speech goals, so we've been doing some "tongue twister" songs in her sessions.Peter Piper is a classic...
Friday Fave: MusicTherapyEd.com
If you're a music therapist who partakes in any sort of social media activity (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), then you've surely heard about the launch of MusicTherapyEd.com. And if you haven't, well...I'm about to fill you in! Kat Fulton is a music therapist in San Diego...
It’s Okay to Cry
As a kid, I was never a crier. My mom used to say that she could count on one hand the number of times she saw me cry when I was younger, and she was probably right. Something always stopped me from letting my feelings out. I see the same thing happen with my students...
Whenever It Rains
The timing of this song is a little ironic, since we haven't had rain here in central Illinois for what seems like weeks now. But I wrote the lyrics a couple of months ago and felt inspired to finish the song over the weekend, so maybe if I sing it a whole lot, we'll...