Over the past few weeks, I've shared how I use pop songs in a therapeutic way with my middle and high school students: To practice affirmations through rap with Bow Wizzle. To work on attention and perception skills using songs by Imagine Dragons and OneRepublic. To move and groove using songs by BTS and AJR. [...]
Have you been keeping up with the Pop Song Spotlight posts? The past two blogs have been about the best songs for working on attention skills with instruments (Imagine Dragons and OneRepublic are part of this spotlight) and the best songs for movement (a few are perfect for the upcoming summer months). Today, I'm spotlight-ing [...]
My pop song spotlight series started with a look at Snoop Dogg's kids album (it's a treasure, I promise you!), followed by a look at some cool, current songs I'm using to work on attention skills with instruments. Today, I'm focusing on the best current pop songs that can be used for movement. I usually [...]
Today's blog post title is a bit of a mouthful, I'll admit. But stick around, because this pop song spotlight is a good one. After taking a look last week at how Snoop Dogg's new kids album can be used therapeutically, I'm going to share some songs today that can be used to work on [...]
I couldn't be more excited to share with you that The Attention & Perception E-Course is OPEN for enrollment (and available at a discounted rate), this week only, January 24 - 28th. Attention and perception are fundamental abilities that underlie all the other skills we work on with our clients and students. Our clients can’t [...]
Over the past few weeks, I've given you a little sneak peak into The Attention & Perception E-Course. We're winding down our spotlight series and it is almost time for the doors to open for enrollment (next week on January 24th - happy dance!) Last week, I shared how videos are used in the course [...]
One of the things I cherish most is the collection of session videos I have from my time working with children and teens in Miami over the past seventeen years. I've used these music therapy videos, with written permission from the parents and clients, as teaching tools on my website, in presentations, and in my [...]
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 [...]
