September 2011

Groovy Guitar Strums for Music Therapists – Part 2

September 27, 2011

It’s finally ready ~ Part 2 of Groovy Guitar Strums for Music Therapists! In Part 1 I covered some easy strum patterns to help add variety to your sessions; here in Part 2 I cover some easy fingerstyles… Fingerpick ~ “Now it’s Time to Say Goodbye” (adapted) by Amy Kalas   Fingerpick Slap ~ “What Do You [...]

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Shapes, Shapes

September 24, 2011

Shapes are a very important topic for my children at UCP. Circles, squares, triangles – you name it, they’re learning about it! Here is a song called “Shapes, Shapes” (how creative!) that I wrote to help facilitate the process of learning shapes.   This activity can be structured in a number of different ways, but here [...]

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Favorite Resources for…AMTA Members

September 23, 2011

I know this might not sound like the most exciting blog post in history, BUT I have been exploring the *new* AMTA website and am finding some great resources. If you’re paying your membership dues, why not make the most of it, right? Here are some links that have caught my eye… AMTA.Pro Great podcasts [...]

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Book ‘n Song: “Ten Little Fingers”

September 18, 2011

Music therapy with the baby and toddler class at UCP is one of my favorite groups of the week. I get to see them meet so many developmental milestones, which is amazing – I feel like a proud mama! Our music therapy sessions focus on the following developmental areas: – Moving to music – Social skills: giving [...]

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Hey Music Therapy Students!

September 14, 2011

Last Friday, I had the privilege of presenting at University of Miami’s music therapy forum. I have presented there a few times, and this time the topic was Private Practice and Social Media: The Business of Music Therapy. Every time I present it is exciting and also….very surreal! I remember not-so-long ago I was the student [...]

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