It's not always easy to find songs that are: a) considered "cool" by the teens I work and b) able to be used therapeutically. I know because this year I've spent countless hours listening to songs and watching videos on YouTube. Sometimes it's slim pickings. But, a few weeks ago I came back to a song [...]
Winter in Miami is palm trees, 75 degree weather and tank tops. It's pretty blissful. But I have to admit I get a little envious when I see people on Facebook posting their pictures of the snow falling at night lit up by the street lights or kids playing outside in the snow. Because we don't [...]
I'll admit firsthand that I've been a little hesitant to incorporate improvisation into my sessions. I never knew quite where to start or how to musically support my clients. Also, my clients (who are mostly on the autism spectrum) need a lot of structure, so I didn't know how they would handle the "musical freedom," [...]
Before I launch into today's blog post, I want to give a huge THANK YOU to those of you who took the "better blog survey" I sent out. Sara Devine was the winner randomly chosen to receive a free E-Book - The Rap Pack for Teens! I appreciate your survey responses so much and [...]
In my last blog post, I started a brand new series on how to AMP UP your teen music therapy sessions. I love using fresh, new ideas in my sessions, so I'm happy to share what's worked well with my tween & teen groups. Today, I want to share a musical game I created called the ABCs [...]
"Woo-oo-oo-ohh," "Woo-oo-oo-ohh." I constantly have this running through my head after I listen to "Best Day of My Life" by American Authors. It's catchy and it repeats over and over in the song...so I find it running over and over through my head! Today's blog post is the first of a series on how to [...]
It's March already?! I feel like I say that every month, but this month I really cannot believe it! Here at Wholesome Harmonies we are keeping busy! Allison's schedule is filling up quickly with music therapy sessions and music lessons and we had a fantastic time co-facilitating music therapy sessions at Beyond the Spectrum Autism [...]
Happy Thanksgiving Eve!! Thanksgiving is my new favorite holiday. I do my very best to go about my day in a state of gratitude and thankfulness, so this holiday is a perfect fit for me. (Oh and I LOVE turkey and apple pie! :) In today's blog, I want to share one of my favorite original [...]
Today is the final installation of my Movin' and Groovin' summer blog series! Before you read any further, make sure you catch up the previous posts: Watch video of how I combine movement with learning shapes Watch video of how I incorporate movement into an activity to teach -AT words Learn some of my original [...]
Did you catch Part 1 of my summer blog series on Music & Movement? Or as I like to say, Movin' and Groovin' in Music Therapy! Check out that video here - we're working on identification of shapes. Today, I want to share a video that incorporates movement into an individual session where we're working [...]
