Music Therapy in ACTION – The Finale!

2023-10-11T16:06:24+00:00October 11th, 2023|

Today we are wrapping up the Music Therapy in Action series with some of my most favorite videos - our Special Performances and Events! I worked for seven years at United Community Options of Miami, facilitating music therapy for children with autism and related disabilities. During that time, my interns and I prepared many different [...]

Halloween-Themed Attention & Perception Training Exercises

2019-10-17T12:43:37+00:00October 9th, 2019|

"Halloween-themed attention & perception training exercises." Kind of a mouthful, isn't it? That'a just a fancy way of saying that we're going to use Halloween songs to work on attention and perception skills (like listening and following directions). Here's an idea that can be used with clients of all ages: Play a spooky Halloween song [...]

The Costume Rap {for tweens & teens}

2019-09-28T18:06:41+00:00October 23rd, 2016|

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 Intervention Roundup

2023-10-12T17:05:15+00:00October 19th, 2016|

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 [...]

It’s Fall Ya’ll: Halloween Theme

2019-09-26T14:36:27+00:00October 21st, 2015|

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 [...]

Halloween is Coming…Are You Ready for Some Sensory Ideas?

2019-09-28T18:41:32+00:00October 16th, 2013|

I have to say that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! Although it's usually still pretty hot and sticky here in Miami, I always enjoy singing songs about pumpkins, ghosts, and goblins. Last year I shared two videos of special Halloween singable stories: "Big Pumpkin" and "Nightsong" (these were a little different than my usual [...]

Book ‘n Song: “Big Pumpkin”

2019-10-14T12:28:38+00:00November 3rd, 2012|

I hope you had a wonderful Halloween last week! We sure enjoyed celebrating with the children at Early Beginnings Academy. We started off the week with a Book 'n Song: "Nightsong," a beautiful story about a bat going off into the world to find his way (watch the video to see!) If you would like the [...]

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