Winter Session Ideas for Middle & High School Students

2023-12-01T15:59:01+00:00November 30th, 2023|

The temperature is dropping here in Pennsylvania, Thanksgiving is behind us, and I am ready to bust out ALL the winter musical experiences in my sessions. I'm thinking creative movement, freeze dancing (of course), and creative listening to winter-themed classical music. If you're feeling inspired by the drop in temperature too, but need a little [...]

Holiday Pop Songs for Teens

2021-12-10T21:37:52+00:00December 10th, 2021|

Is it feeling festive where you are? I'm about to celebrate my first cold Christmas in twenty years, and I'm pretty excited about that. (It's much easier to get in the holiday spirit when it's snowing, rather than sweltering!) I'm busy facilitating both in-person and virtual music therapy sessions, and planning a virtual holiday show. [...]

Virtual Holiday Sing-a-Long with Wholesome Harmonies

2020-12-15T20:05:00+00:00December 15th, 2020|

The holidays are upon us, and here at Wholesome Harmonies we are still providing a mix of both in-person and virtual programming. Many of the music therapists on our team are following CDC guidelines and providing in-home, individual music therapy sessions and lessons across South Florida. And many (myself included!) are continuing to offer group [...]

Thanksgiving Music Therapy Ideas for Middle & High Schoolers

2020-11-20T01:31:27+00:00November 20th, 2020|

I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to Thanksgiving next week.  In fact, I've been enjoying facilitating Thanksgiving-themed musical experiences all month (and yes, I'm still 100% VIRTUAL, as are my kiddos!) Today, I'll be sharing some of the ideas I've been using, in hopes that they might be beneficial to you [...]

Hand Bells For The Holidays

2019-12-12T16:19:13+00:00December 12th, 2019|

Christmas is right around the corner (do you even need me to tell you that?) and our holiday sessions are in full swing! We're jingling bells, ho-ho-ho-ing on the kazoo, and playing Holiday Musical Pictionary. I recently started working at a preschool in Miami, where I provide music therapy for the 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old [...]

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 [...]

Need to Target Auditory Perception Skills? Add One Instruction To Your Instrument Songs.

2023-02-11T14:32:39+00:00February 12th, 2019|

Valentine's Day is just around the bend. With that theme in mind I've been incorporating lots of "love"- and friendship-themed songs into my sessions: "Love Story" by Taylor Swift, "Rhythm of Love" by the Plain White T's and "Count on Me" by Bruno Mars. Although I'll be the first to admit that it's fun to [...]

The Leaves Are Falling One By One

2019-09-26T13:57:35+00:00November 7th, 2018|

Although I have a storehouse of session ideas (especially when it comes to Fall!), I always like to keep things fresh and bring in new musical experiences for my clients. My mom recently sent a book in the mail for my daughters (who are ages 2 and 4) and they love it, but as soon [...]

How to Make the Nutcracker Cool

2019-12-18T17:00:09+00:00February 7th, 2018|

I've been on a session planning kick lately. Even though I have almost thirteen years (!!) of session plans saved up I still love coming up with new ideas, writing new songs and thinking of more creative ways to help my clients meet their goals. Lately, my three-year-old daughter has been really into the Nutcracker. She's [...]

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