The library is one of my favorite places to be. I've always loved the smell of the books and the peacefulness that lives in the bookshelves. Well, that is the peacefulness until storytime starts! If you've ever been to one of our Rockin' & Readin music sessions, you know we get a little bit loud [...]
In last week's blog post, I shared about the library programs we offer at the Miami-Dade County Library System ~ Rockin' & Readin' (a music therapy program that targets literacy skills) and Baby & Toddler Rock (both developmental music programs). I'm thrilled that we announced that we JUST received funding to expand and offer these programs at the Brockway [...]
Does it seem interesting that a post about the library starts with the phrase "Rockin' Out?" Typically you think about being very, very quiet in the library, but with the music therapy programs offered through Wholesome Harmonies, we are anything but quiet! For five years I've been facilitating music therapy programs at Miami-Dade Public Library System. [...]
Ever since my Rockin' and Readin' at the Library program started back up in August, I've been thinking a LOT about singable stories, or as I like to call them Book 'n Songs. Because these sessions take place at the library, many of the interventions target early literacy skills. We work on letter identification, rhyming words, [...]
Rockin' and Readin' kicked off last month at the West Dade Regional Library and it was a hit! Over 50 children and their parents attended and we had a blast singing, playing rhythm instruments, waving the parachute and hearing a singable story to "Ain't Gonna Paint No More." Rockin' and Readin' is a program I [...]
