Last week I shared a simple and creative way you can earn free CMTE credits: by writing original songs. Turns out that there are plenty of other great reasons why writing original songs is beneficial...not just for you but for your clients as well! Here are the top three reasons why I'm a original song ambassador...and [...]
One thing I hear frequently in discussions amongst our music therapy community is about the need for free continuing education opportunities. Yes, we love going to conference and taking online courses, but we're also looking for some inexpensive - okay, free - ways we can grow, learn, and work towards recertification. I have got a great way [...]
I'm the kind of person who writes everything down. I have lists for food shopping and"baby needs" shopping; I have to dos for my business and my website; I have post its for family and "hubby" reminders. You name it, I've got it written down. So it's no surprise that I'm very focused when it comes [...]
One of my main goals with Wholesome Harmonies is to provide resources to support and empower music therapists. In particular, MTs who feel stuck when it comes to planning for their sessions with teen clients or who feel like they want to "take it up a notch" from what they're already providing. With that goal [...]
Halloween is right around the corner and there is a hint of Fall in the air (yipee!). Here in Miami that just means the humidity has dropped slightly, but I'll take it! Come on over and grab some free Halloween intervention ideas here and then check out this new idea I came up with: It's called the [...]
Halloween is approaching and I don't know about you, but I am loving coming up with my session plans this month. If you've read my blog posts in the past, you know I love a good themed session plan. Halloween is especially fun because there are so many interesting characters to incorporate (witches, ghosts, and goblins), themes to [...]
I recently had to move all my instruments and materials from the therapy center where I’ve worked for three years and move it back home. The therapy center was closing its doors and my materials needed a new home. This move allowed me to take inventory of everything I own and reminded me of a [...]
If you're a regular here at the Wholesome Harmonies blog, you know I LOVE a good themed session plan. We're getting to that time of year when theme ideas abound: there's Harvest, Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Wintertime. I love all of it! I find that when planning for my sessions, starting with a theme [...]
Mark your calendar! We have two pop up music sessions taking place at Miami Beach Library in September: Session: Baby Rock Music; open to babies (ages 0-2) and their caregivers Dates & Times: Thursday, September 22 & 29, 2016; 10:30 - 11:00am Location: Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22nd St, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Cost: FREE Here's what you [...]
In addition to offering music therapy services, another thing I love to do is offer adapted music lessons to children and teens with ASD. I've been teaching piano lessons to a teen and recently was starting to feel stuck with the lesson book. Plugging through it week after week was becoming a bit dry. Have you [...]
