Did you catch my two big announcements? One HERE and one HERE? I have to say I'm pretty excited about both! In preparation for the launch of Tuneful Teens 2 on February 1st, I'm going to share an activity I use with my teen groups that can be adapted in various ways depending on the [...]
Hello there! I'm coming to you on a Monday because I just could not wait until our usual Weekly Wednesday blog post to spill the beans. I have an exciting announcement that I've been holding in...oh, for about the past year now! First, I have a few questions for ya: - Do you work with [...]
Those of you who have purchased Tuneful Teens: Creative Ideas for Engaging Adolescents in Music Therapy know that there is something cool I added to the package a few months ago. A FREE update! As I continued to work with teens with autism and other special needs I began seeing that the songs I used [...]
Sometimes I wish I was an octopus. There are times when I am going into a session carrying my guitar, a keyboard, a gathering drum, AND a bag of instruments....and eight arms would really be helpful! (Who needs the gym when you have sessions all day long, right?) I have found that there is one [...]
Winner winner chicken dinner! We have a winner! If you are a Wholesome Harmonies newsletter subscriber (it's free), you know that someone on the list had a chance to win a *FREE* copy of Tuneful Teens 1. I asked those who were interested to post on Facebook about where they are most 'stuck' when it comes [...]
I am so excited to celebrate the one year anniversary of Tuneful Teens. Be sure to read this entire post to find out how you can win a *FREE* copy! I cannot believe it has been one year since Tuneful Teens: Creative Ideas for Engaging Adolescents was launched. I remember coming up with the idea to [...]
I am knee deep in wedding planning (2 months to go!) and feel like I haven't had any time to spend on my blog! So I'm happy to be back on with another installment of "Here's How Tuneful Teens is Working for You." Last time, I shared how music therapist Jennifer Hezoucky implemented a songwriting [...]
If you follow Wholesome Harmonies on Facebook (which I hope you do!) you may have seen my announcement that Tuneful Teens: Creative Ideas for Engaging Adolescents in Music Therapy has recently been updated (as of November 1, 2012)! A few weeks prior I was leading one of my teen groups and realized that I am leading [...]
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Today I am at work at UCP when most other people seem to have off, but it is A-Okay because I absolutely love my job. I'll be home by 6:45pm tonight after seeing private clients and will be ready to start preparing some side dishes for tomorrow! Today I want to share a super [...]
Empathy. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of empathy is: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner. I decided to explore this [...]
