We're coming up on nine months being in pandemic/quarantine/virtual services mode and I don't know about you, but I've really had to stretch my creativity these past few months. If you're like me, you've completely revamped your clinical practice. You now need ideas that will engage your clients across a plexiglass shield. Or you need [...]
I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to Thanksgiving next week. In fact, I've been enjoying facilitating Thanksgiving-themed musical experiences all month (and yes, I'm still 100% VIRTUAL, as are my kiddos!) Today, I'll be sharing some of the ideas I've been using, in hopes that they might be beneficial to you [...]
Are we really approaching the eight month mark of leading music therapy sessions and lessons virtually?! It's hard to believe, isn't it. Although there have been MANY challenges to switching from in-person to online services, there have also been some benefits. I'm a glass-half-full kind of gal, so I thought today I'd share a few [...]
Two weeks ago, I launched The Attention & Perception E-Course, a course I am exceptionally proud of. It's about 10 years in the making, considering I started filming some of the technique demonstrations while working at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Miami back in 2010. I'm thrilled by how many people have joined the course and [...]
Last week, I launched The Attention & Perception E-Course. It was a huge project that took years to finally come together (since it involved filming more than 30 demonstration videos). Throughout the course creation process, I was knee-deep in attention and perception techniques. I spent time looking through old files and session plans to remember [...]
In August, my girls and I made a long trek from Miami up to Maryland. Our plan? To stay in Pennsylvania and Maryland for a few months to get away during hurricane season and avoid any kind of evacuation-during-a-pandemic situation. It has really been wonderful getting to experience Fall again. Twenty years living in South [...]
When I first came up with the idea for creating The Attention & Perception E-Course, never in a million years did I think 2020, the year of the pandemic, would be the year I would complete it. Between completely revamping my business to offer virtual services, homeschooling my 3-year-old, and being a virtual learning parent to [...]
Tomorrow, Friday, September 11th I'll be Zooming in to offer brand new VIRTUAL Rockin' & Readin' sessions for the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Typically, the music therapists on my team and I travel to library branches across the county to offer our program. Now, we're able to offer these sessions virtually, so "virtually" anyone can [...]
When it comes to putting out new offerings and resources, things have been a little slower than I would have liked. I love making resources for music therapists and educators, and sharing my knowledge. It's creative and fun, and one of my favorite things to do. But, for the past few months, we've all in [...]
Regardless of whether your clients are doing homeschooling, distance learning, or in-person learning, we can all agree that this school year is going to look different than what we're used to. While sitting outside in the backyard watching my girls play and thinking about this, a song about this topic just came to me. [...]
