In February I will be giving a presentation at Pinecrest Community Center on music therapy with Claire, one of the music therapists who works with Wholesome Harmonies. (Pinecrest Community Center is where these programs are taking place!) Claire and I are getting together this evening to work on this presentation, so it got me thinking about [...]
I am knee deep in wedding planning (2 months to go!) and feel like I haven't had any time to spend on my blog! So I'm happy to be back on with another installment of "Here's How Tuneful Teens is Working for You." Last time, I shared how music therapist Jennifer Hezoucky implemented a songwriting [...]
Happy Social Media Advocacy Month! What an exciting month it was been so far! Last week, Ben Folds declared it #FollowMTWeek and has been surprising and delighting us with tweets and Facebook posts galore. (He even tweeted and posted THIS BLOG POST to his Facebook page!!) This year, the theme for Social Media Advocacy Month [...]
I don't know about you, but sometimes it's refreshing to just drop all the things you were "supposed to do" from your To Do list and just spend time with family and enjoy a beautiful day. That is just what I did yesterday, which is why I didn't get the chance to write my usual Saturday morning blog post. I [...]
In addition to my music therapy sessions I have the absolute privilege of teaching adapted piano and guitar lessons to children and teens with special needs and different learning styles. People often ask - what does "adapted" lessons mean? Great question. It means I provide adaptations and alternate ways for my clients or students to learn [...]
As music therapists, we are constantly advocating for our profession throughout the year. Now there is a dedicated month for Music Therapy Advocacy - January! Last year, I wrote my first blog on music therapy advocacy and am excited to start working on my blog post for this year. Here's how YOU can get in on [...]
Remember me?! Sorry for being MIA. I’ve been enjoying a fabulous winter vacation and got unintentionally “unplugged” in West Virgina when I found out there was no Internet service where we were staying! But here I am ready to crank out my very first blog post of the year for you. I want to take a [...]
