Have you struggled to come up with cool and engaging virtual ideas for your school-age and teens clients? I know I have. The other day, I just kind of sat and stared at a blank Word document. I wondered - what can I do that is novel and interesting for them? I always come back [...]
“Hip Hop meets Classical” This simple search on YouTube led me to find some neat videos and create a brand new musical experience that was pretty cool for my teen clients. Many of them are working on improving their attention and auditory perception skills. So, their task was this - Listen closely to the hip [...]
Every so often I get an email from Google telling me the top searches that bring people to my website. To this very day, the top search that brings people to my site, is "virtual music therapy session ideas." That tells me that you are in the same boat I am - still leading many, [...]
Wow has it been a LONG time since I've written a new post! I had to look back and see that it was at the end of July that I last published a blog post. I hope you'll excuse me. It has been quite a whirlwind summer: My family and I moved from Miami, FL [...]
We are more than halfway through summer, which feels unbelievable. Weren't we just celebrating the last day of school?! Recently, I've been enjoying Hawaiian/summer/beach-themed sessions with my middle school students and teen clients. I always enjoy a good theme, and this one in particular makes me feel relaxed and happy. Maybe it's the colorful lei [...]
Last week, I wrote a blog post about how being a parent has helped me become a better music therapist. (There were a few things that came up that even surprised me!) This week, I want to share how being a music therapist has helped me become a better parent (oh let me count the [...]
My kiddos are now 4 and 7 and I have learned a thing or two about parenting in that time (still learning though!) As I was leading a group music therapy session online earlier this week, something struck me. Much of what I've learned as a parent frequently comes into play in my music therapy [...]
Making music therapy sessions and classes "cool" for our tween and teen clients can be tricky. In my last blog post, I shared one of my favorite ways to instantly up the cool factor on our musical experiences for teens. It's a simple technique, but can make a huge difference in whether your clients say [...]
One thing I hear very often from music therapists and educators who work with teens is that they have trouble finding musical experiences that are considered "cool" by their clients and students. I can relate 100%. I worked with children for so long that it was hard to crawl out of that headspace and create [...]
Last week, I shared some of the ways we as music therapists make adapted music lessons "cool" and engaging for our teen students. This is so important, especially for this age group, right? Today, I want to share a little more about one of the ideas that has been a particular hit with my students [...]
