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Friday Fave: ABC Music Therapy Ideas
Now is a better time than ever to be a music therapist, I tell ya! The blogosphere is chock-full of amazing music therapists who are willing to share their ideas and resources with the rest of us. Last week I told you about Amy Kalas and her wonderful e-book, Tuneful...
To the Bathroom I Go
It didn't take long for me to learn that as a music therapist working with children who have special needs, one goal area I'd be addressing often is bathroom routines. Handwashing, teeth brushing, bath taking...those are the easy ones. But toileting is a little more...
Friday Fave: Tuneful Teens
When I first started out as a new music therapist, the population that intimidated me the post was the tween and teen crowd. I felt very comfortable working with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, but it took me awhile to feel just as comfortable...
Find Your Name
Like so many others, this song was written specifically for one of my music therapy students. She is working on identifying her name from a field of several others, so now we sing Find Your Name at the beginning of each music therapy session. The visual I use is...
Friday Fave: Third Floor Music Festival
Can I tell how you excited I am about tonight? The Third Floor Music Festival is an event being put on by our local arts center here in Springfield, and I'm thrilled to be included in the lineup. 10 of Springfield's most talented musical acts will be performing at the...
They Are the People Who Watched Us Grow
I hope you all had a lovely Father's Day, whether you were celebrating your own dad, other dads in your life, or YOURSELF! Yesterday I shared a special video tribute that I made with the help of Listen & Learn readers and my students' families, so be sure to check...
A Video Tribute to Dads Everywhere
I can't tell you how much fun I had collecting the photos for this video. After putting out a request to my newsletter subscribers and families in my studio, I received tons of emails not only containing photos, but also the stories behind them. The same thing...
Friday Fave: The Pencil Trick
Yesterday during Sergei's piano lesson, we were working on C chords. Forming chords is a new concept to him, and when he was having trouble getting his 2nd and 4th fingers to stay out of the way, I introduced him to the pencil trick. I'm not sure where I came up with...
We’ll Tap and Tap…and Tap Some More!
This week, I decided to give one of my OLD songs some NEW life. Tap Tap Your Rhythm Sticks has been a staple of mine since I wrote it way back in 2008 (here's the original blog post to prove it!) and believe it or not, it's by far my best-selling song out of the 200...