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Sunday Singalong: The Scarecrow Song
Singing this song always puts a smile on my face, because it reminds me of one of my former students at The Hope Institute who absolutely LOVED it. He got such a kick out of singing it and finding each body part as it was mentioned in the song! It's fun to pull out...
Friday Fave: It’s Fall, Y’all!
Happy "First Day of Fall" to you! Summer is officially over, and I have resolved to stop whining about it and fully embrace the new season. After all, it's hard to deny that this early autumn weather is absolutely spectacular. Last week, I featured the song Fall Into...
Student Spotlight: “The Best Day”
It's no secret that I <3 Taylor Swift. Maybe she's not the best live performer or most diverse artist, but she writes catchy songs that are fun to sing and I don't mind my students looking to her as a role model. There is no doubt that her music is the most...
Hidden Treasure Revealed
Most people might look at this picture and see an old piano and bench. That's what my students saw...until I opened up the bench at the end of their lessons or music therapy sessions to reveal the hidden treasure they now look forward to each week: That's...
Do You Give Out Your Digits?
To potential clients, that is. (I promise I'm not trying to pry into your personal life!) I made the decision to include my phone number on my studio/private practice website last spring when I was really trying to grow my business, and now am going back and forth...
The 2011 Edition of Imagine is Out!
After reading the inaugural issue of Imagine -- the first online magazine dedicated to early childhood music therapy -- last September, I've been eagerly awaiting the next one. Luckily for me and the other music therapists of the world, it's here! Once again, I had...
Sunday Singalong: Fall Into Fall
Fall officially begins on Friday, and I'll tell you what: I'm going into it kicking and screaming. But it's going to keep getting darker earlier and chillier whether I like it or not, so I might as well just accept it. I wrote "Fall Into Fall" almost three years ago,...
Friday Fave: We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 2001
When I look at this picture of my best friends and I at our high school graduation, I find it extremely hard to believe that ten years have passed. We've taken many pictures like it since -- at each other's bridal showers, weddings, baby showers, and other milestone...
My Musical Space: Susan Seale’s Musicalia
Last spring, I chronicled the renovation of my new studio right here at Listen & Learn. I asked readers for decorating and organizing suggestions, and was thrilled to receive a boatload of ideas from the wonderful Susan Seale, who has a music and movement...