Sense-ational Activities ~ “So Many Scents”

2019-10-12T20:36:18+00:00January 4th, 2012|

Olfactory Stimulation At UCP's Early Beginnings Academy, I work with many children who have a diagnosis of severe and profound intellectual disability. For these children, stimulation of the five senses is very important. In my previous Sense-ational Activity post, I shared a song and activity about providing tactile stimulation. Here's an original song I wrote [...]

UCP Holiday Spectacular 2011!

2019-12-07T19:52:30+00:00December 16th, 2011|

Wednesday December 14th was our holiday spectacular show at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Miami! We had a fabulous turnout from the families and the children sang so well! Here was the lineup for the show... "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Alex's class - children ages 4 - 6 with severe & profound intellectual disability [...]

Fa, la, la, la, la!!!

2015-04-07T22:23:26+00:00December 12th, 2011|

Friday was a fantastic day - we took a group of our best singers around UCP to Christmas carol! This was a first time event, so yay! I emailed all the employees who have offices in UCP (i.e. Human Resources, Nursing, etc.) and asked them to leave their doors open so the children could serenade them [...]

Book ‘n Song: “My First Book of The Body”

2011-12-10T00:57:42+00:00December 10th, 2011|

In light of the excitement surrounding my recent project Rockin' and Readin' at the Library and Rockin' and Readin' at the Library PLUS I thought I'd continue with my theme of early literacy skills, reading, and books. Today's Book 'n Song post is about a book called "My First Book of The Body" by Chuck [...]

Rockin’ and Readin’ PLUS

2011-11-30T21:26:55+00:00November 30th, 2011|

Since writing my original post on Rockin' and Readin' at the Library, a program where I offer music sessions for babies, toddlers, and children at local libraries, I have gotten tons of emails! The majority of these emails are from other music therapists who are interested in starting  up similar programs in their area. Yay!! [...]

Rockin’ and Readin’ at the Library

2011-11-26T20:20:27+00:00November 26th, 2011|

 I am very pleased to announce that Rockin' and Readin' at the Library is back!! I started the program last year with my colleague and friend, Amber Ewers. The program will begin running in December and we will be providing music therapy sessions at various library branches throughout Miami-Dade County. Yahoo! The sessions will focus on early [...]

Showtime! Our Halloween Musical Debut

2019-09-28T18:34:33+00:00November 12th, 2011|

Tuesday November 8th was opening day for our Halloween Musical, entitled "In the Woods." Many of our parents, grandparents, and family members showed up to support the children (and take lots and lots...and LOTS of pictures). I have never been so proud of my children! They were fabulous! To catch up, check out The Making [...]

Sense-ational Activities ~ “Roll the Cabasa”

2019-10-12T20:37:16+00:00November 5th, 2011|

Tactile Stimulation Today I am starting a series about "sense-ational" music therapy activities. Many of the children I work with at UCP's Early Beginnings Academy have a diagnosis of severe and profound intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder. Both groups of children benefit from what we call "sensory based" activities - activities that tap into [...]

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