Hey hey! I'm back for another Saturday Song Share! Today's song was one of the very first ones I wrote when I started my job at UCP's Early Beginnings Academy back in 2006. I figured since summer is in full swing it would be appropriate to share a song about Flora the Fish (see pics [...]
It has been two months since the launch of Tuneful Teens: Creative Ideas for Engaging Adolescents in Music Therapy. I could not be more pleased and humbled by the response to this (my first!) ebook. So thank you! Today I want to share a Tuneful Teens success story! Yay! I recently received an email from Jennifer Hezoucky [...]
It's time for another Saturday Song Share! Woot woot! Last week's song share was a High Five song (always a popular way to greet a friend!). Today's song share is another greeting song...this one encourages children to say hello and shake hands. This is one of my favorite original songs....I think because of the minor key. [...]
I'm SUPER excited to write this blog post! Last week, I started a brand, spanking *new* music therapy group! This group came about from talking with one of the parents whose children I work with. She works with the Down Syndrome Association of Miami and asked if I would be interested in offering a summer [...]
It's time for a Saturday Song Share! I've been sharing songs here and there, and today I'm super excited to start a new regular series for Wholesome Harmonies - Saturday Song Share! So mark your calendar and stay tuned. Here goes! Greeting songs are an important part of my music therapy sessions for children with [...]
Hellooo!! Today is one of my favorite days at UCP - Graduation Day! Everyone is buzzing with excitment. It is a day for real celebration as we look back on the children's accomplishments and how much they have grown. Last month I shared a video of our Graduation Song from last year, "It's Always More [...]
We have a *newly updated* Songs for Kids web page! There you'll find a variety of my original songs that that can be used in your music therapy sessions or music classes! The songs address a variety of goals and fall under the following domains: Academic, Communication, Move & Groove, Social Skills, and Sense-ational. When you visit the page, [...]
Lately I've been sharing lots and lots of songs and private practice tips (which I love to do!) Today, I want to share with you some happy news. :) Earlier this week, I found out that my master's thesis was accepted for publication by the Journal of Music Therapy!! I could not be more thrilled and honored [...]
Today I 'm taking a break from my series on Private Practice Tips, Tools, and Essentials, to wish a happy SIX year anniversary to me and UCP (United Cerebral Palsy)! It was six years ago today that I walked into UCP, fresh out of internship, newly board-certified, and ready to take on this new dream [...]
I can't believe it is May already! I say this every time a new month starts, but it really does feel like it was just yesterday that we were starting the new school year. As I've mentioned in previous posts, I work full-time in United Cerebral Palsy's preschool and charter school, Early Beginnings Academy. I [...]