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Merry Christmas!
From my family to yours, Merry Christmas! I've been busy this week wrapping up the year in my studio and spending time with my friends and family...all of which means no new Sunday Singalong video this week. But I have something special to share with you tomorrow...
Giving Students the Gift of Calm
Every year, I struggle with what to give my students as a token of my appreciation for their hard work when the holidays roll around. This year was no different, but as it turns out, I didn't have to look any further than the top of my piano. These framed signs (which...
Student Spotlight: “O Christmas Tree”
I love everything about the holidays: giving gifts, singing Christmas songs, the general cheeriness of the season. But putting up my Christmas tree and seeing it all lit up at night is probably what I look forward to most every year. Matthew agrees with me on that,...
Part 2: Using the Guitar and Music Education to Enhance Childrens’ Cognitive Development
This is the second of a two-part article series by guest author Aaron Schulman. You can read part one here. In the previous article of this series, we discussed the importance of music in developing cognitive abilities in young children. Now let’s take a look at some...
Sunday Singalong: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
The other day as I was getting ready for work, this song came on the radio. Before I knew it, there I was -- performing the accompanying show choir moves I learned in middle school. 15 years ago. I posted about it on Facebook, only to find out that I wasn't the only...
Friday Fave: Music Pasta
I consider myself quite lucky to provide music therapy and lessons to such an amazing bunch of students. The sweet, thoughtful gifts that many of them (along with their families) give me during the holidays are completely unnecessary, but always very much appreciated....
A Music Therapist’s Christmas Mix
Yesterday in the comments of this post, music therapist extraordinaire Wade Richards shared that this year, he gave all of his students a CD of holiday tunes -- including originals, classic favorites, and even some that his students had recorded. I've given holiday...
To Gift, or Not to Gift…
Last year as a little holiday gift, I gave all my students music-themed ornaments. This year I'm going a different route, but I can't reveal the details just yet since many of my students and their parents read my blog :) But I will say that I am hard at work on them...
Using the Guitar and Music Education to Enhance Childrens’ Cognitive Development
This is the first of a two-part article series by guest author Aaron Schulman. Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m a hands-on learner,” or, “I have to see it to understand it”? Developmental psychologist Howard Gardner tells us that there are (at least) 7 Multiple...