Pop Song Spotlight: Songwriting with Sia

2023-05-03T14:48:14+00:00May 3rd, 2023|

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 [...]

How To Therapeutically Use Songs That Don’t Seem To Have Therapeutic Value

2022-05-11T17:53:03+00:00May 6th, 2022|

In music therapy, the music is what we use to captivate and engage our clients so they can work on attention goals, social goals, communication goals, or whatever the goal areas might be. But as music therapists, we have to find and use the music that our clients actually like. That music might be Drake, [...]

Song Share for School-Age Clients: “Let’s Stay In The Green Zone”

2022-02-24T15:58:02+00:00February 24th, 2022|

Recently, I moved from Miami up north and started working virtually at a school in Maryland. I provide group, individual, and consult music therapy services for their middle and high school students with autism and related disabilities (which I absolutely love doing). During the consult for one student who has music therapy on their IEP, the [...]

Summer Session Ideas for Middle Schoolers and Teens

2023-06-05T16:01:14+00:00July 28th, 2021|

We are more than halfway through summer, which feels unbelievable. Weren't we just celebrating the last day of school?! Recently, I've been enjoying Hawaiian/summer/beach-themed sessions with my middle school students and teen clients. I always enjoy a good theme, and this one in particular makes me feel relaxed and happy. Maybe it's the colorful lei [...]

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 [...]

High Hopes For The New Year

2020-01-14T18:18:20+00:00January 14th, 2020|

Last week I wrote a post that generated a lot of supportive comments. The post was about the new year and how I don't have any new, concrete goals for my business. I decided to take the pressure off myself to achieve more in my business and instead focus on being present as a mother [...]

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