Happy new year! This holiday season has truly been wonderful. It was full of family, friends, cooking, traveling, and music - all the things I love and cherish. With the holiday season coming to a close and the new year unfolding before me, I wanted to be sure to take time to start the year right [...]
Happy Holiday season! I'm so happy to be writing this post with the lights from our Christmas tree twinkling next to me. While brainstorming new ideas for my sessions with young children, I came up with this simple little song about Santa. It's an echo song and the melody is repetitive, so kids will be [...]
I intended to write this blog post last week (ie. before Thanksgiving), but sometimes when you're working from home with a 1 1/2 year old, things don't always go as planned, am I right? So here we are a few days post-Turkey day and I want to share some of the songs and musical experiences I've [...]
Last week on the blog, I shared my favorite movement song to use in my sessions with babies. That inspired me to want to share with you today some of the key components I include in my music therapy sessions with babies and their caregivers. 1. The first, of course, is movement! Movement is so important [...]
Monday mornings are my favorite. I know that doesn't sound believable, but it's true! On Mondays I spend my morning making music with babies and their parents or caregivers. I do in home individual sessions and then a large group session at the Brockway Memorial Library in Miami Shores. I love leading sessions for [...]
It's no secret that I love Fall and I love Halloween. I find that there's something about the season and holidays that sparks my creativity for planning new ideas. Since I lead many sessions at our local library branches, I'm always looking for books to incorporate into my sessions. Here are links to videos where [...]
My favorite season is upon us: Fall! The past few days here in Miami have been beautiful. The temperatures have cooled to the low 80s (ha!) and there's been a nice breeze blowing throughout the day. I'll take what I can get! Despite the warm temps, I love to bring as much of the seasonal [...]
Musical preference. Is it really that important to consider? Last Sunday, one of my favorite groups started back in session: Friendship Circle. At Friendship Circle, I lead sessions for children, tweens and teens. Every year I learn all brand new songs based on the musical preferences of the clients in these groups. This year I was [...]
It's Fall Ya'll! I just returned from a two week road trip with my husband and 15-month-old (she did great!) We drove from Miami, FL up to Fayetteville, NC, then to Silver Spring, MD, Rehoboth Beach, DE, Richmond, VA, and Hot Springs, NC (where there was no cell service or wifi; it was lovely!!). Then, [...]
I'm not going to lie. When it comes to music therapy I get really excited about things like research and evidence-based practice. Yep, I do! So when I was browsing the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) website and saw that the *updated* 2015 Fact Sheet on Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was available, I was [...]
