Last week, I gave a little sneak peek into The Attention & Perception E-Course and some of the creative ideas you'll learn to target auditory perception skills (those skills that help our clients develop speech and language, follow directions in school, and socialize with friends = super important!) Today I’m going to shine a spotlight [...]
Do the words "cool" and "auditory perception technique" sound like oxymorons? Do you automatically think "bland" and "boring" when you think of developing auditory perception techniques? Do you wonder what auditory perception techniques even are?? Fear not, I will explain everything here. Last year, I created a new online course called The Attention & Perception [...]
When it comes to creating musical experiences for my school age clients, here's how it typically goes: As soon as I know the goal I'm targeting (typically a goal in the attention and perception realm, since those skills translate directly into having success in the classroom and a work environment), my immediate next step is [...]
Is it feeling festive where you are? I'm about to celebrate my first cold Christmas in twenty years, and I'm pretty excited about that. (It's much easier to get in the holiday spirit when it's snowing, rather than sweltering!) I'm busy facilitating both in-person and virtual music therapy sessions, and planning a virtual holiday show. [...]
In a previous blog post, I shared one of my favorite brand new ideas (for either virtual or in-person learning) - Hip Hop Meets Classical. If you haven't checked out that post, do it now! It is sure to be a hit with your school-age and teen clients (and is also a great way to [...]
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 [...]
