Spring has sprung here in Pennsylvania! When I lived in Miami, it was hard to tell the difference between the "seasons." It was either hot or hotter, rainy or more rainy. I am thoroughly enjoying watching the transformation of Winter into Spring as I take my morning walks now, and love incorporating Spring-y vibes into [...]
It's a snow day here in Pennsylvania - a far cry from the 80 degree Januarys we experienced when we lived in Florida! Before I go outside to shovel and sled with my kiddos, I wanted to write up a quick blog to continue the Session Idea Blast Series I started last week. In the [...]
Happy New Year! Things have turned chilly here in Pennsylvania. We have a snow storm on it's way at the end of this weekend, which means my kiddos will inevitably have a snow day on Monday! 'Tis the season of an erratic school schedule. Nonetheless, I have big plans for later on in January - [...]
This summer, I started a Session Sneak Peek Series, where I give you a sneak peek into some of my sessions with tweens and teens with autism and related disabilities. I always love to see what other music therapists are up to, and I thought you might too! Last week, I gave you a peek [...]
Summer is here! Can’t you just smell the grill and taste the gooey marshmallows? Last weekend, my kiddos and I went away with some friends. We rented a cabin in the mountains, went rail biking, and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows over the campfire. My mouth is watering just thinking about how good the s'mores [...]
I used to start all my music therapy sessions with teens the same way I would start my sessions with kids - a Hello song. I cringe now because for many of the teen clients I worked with, I think this made them feel like a child. This was definitely not my intent. My intent [...]
The Tune In To Teens and Attention & Perception E-Courses will soon be going on hiatus for the foreseeable future. It makes me a little sad to say that. These have been passion projects for me - putting my knowledge and passion about music therapy with tweens and teens into these E-Courses, hearing your positive feedback and [...]
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 [...]
