I've worked with teens for many years and offer a multitude of resources for music therapists and educators based on what I've learned working with this age group. Over the years, I started incorporating one thing at the end of my sessions that I believe helps improve the quality of service I provide. The thing [...]
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 [...]
One thing I see over and over again with music therapists (both students and board certified clinicians) who work with teens, is the use of songs and activities that are geared toward children. And let me tell you - I get it. I talk in the Tune In Teens E-Course and the Tuneful Teens E-Books [...]
Have you ever had a time when you were going along, leading your session, and suddenly realized that things were totally out of control? Kids were screaming, people were wandering, and no one was following your instructions? Insert hand raising emoji here. I've been there. We've all had moments where it's a runaway train and [...]
Thanksgiving break is here! While this is an exciting time for our students, it can also be confusing for them. Schedules and routines change, things are different. So, I wrote a song called "See You Soon" to remind my students that we may be on break and our schedules may feel strange, but we'll be [...]
Today I'm wrapping up a series on successful arts therapy collaborations (something that was pretty new to me!) Check out Part 1 of the series here and Part 2 here. I'm going to continue sharing themes and experiences from the 8-week Healing Arts Program I facilitated for a high school autistic support classroom here in [...]
Last month, I started a series on successful Creative Arts Therapy Collaborations. You can check out Part 1 of the series here, where I shared ways to incorporate dance and art experiences into your music therapy sessions (for example, by pretending to surf to songs by The Beach Boys and doing chalk drawings of outer [...]
Therapist. Client. Two well defined roles. But what happens in music therapy when you switch up those roles? When the therapist feels what it feels like to be the client, and the client feels what it feels like to be the therapist. This idea came to me a few years ago when I was working [...]
