July 2011

Spotlight on…Early Beginnings Academy

July 31, 2011

Today is my first post in a series called “Spotlight on…” This series will focus on different facilities and programs that provide services and resources to individuals with special needs. I hope this information will be beneficial to parents and clinicians alike! I am very pleased that the first post in this series will focus [...]

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Target Dollar Section = Hidden Goldmine

July 27, 2011

I have been SO excited to write this blog post! A few weeks ago, I took a trip to Target and as always came face to face with the Dollar Section. This is extremely well planned out on Target’s part, because before you can get to any other section of the store, you must pass [...]

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Miami Music Therapists Unite…At Open Mic Night

July 25, 2011

After a week full of singing songs like “Where is your belly button?” and playing music that mostly revolves the key of D major, it’s nice to have a diversion – musically speaking – by jamming with my fellow music therapists! Every few weeks we’ll get together with guitars, keyboards, ukeleles, tambourines, and any other [...]

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Favorite Resources for Addressing…Academic Concepts

July 23, 2011

I love being a music therapist for children with special needs for many reasons, one of them being that I have the opportunity to create fun, educationally relevant songs and interventions.  The administrators and teachers at UCP love that I am able to support the curriculum by creating songs that target specific academic concepts and are catchy and easy to memorize. [...]

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Saying Bye Bye Adios

July 22, 2011

In my time as music therapy internship director at UCP, I have supervised eight interns. All have been fantastic and unique in their own ways. I love that my interns share my passion for music therapy and for the children, and always bring a fresh, creative approach to treatment. However, the part I hate most about having interns is saying goodbye [...]

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