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Adaptive Lessons Part II (Piano)

Adaptive lessons Just a quick review of adaptive lessons: Adaptive lessons are client centered and would be more appropriate for students with special needs. Students are not only able to learn the skill of playing an instrument or singing with better pacing, but they can also make progress in different areas through adaptive

Adaptive Lessons Part II (Piano)2020-12-23T16:28:26-08:00

Adaptive Lessons Part I (Guitar)

What are adaptive lessons? Everyone can create great sounding music if they find the right way! Music is a universal language to express our emotions and to communicate with others. With simple adaptations, we can make and perform music no matter age, disability, or impairment. Compared to regular lessons, adaptive lessons are

Adaptive Lessons Part I (Guitar)2020-12-23T16:30:30-08:00

Music to Give Thanks

Are you running out of ideas for positive expression this fall? I know this has been a tough year for everyone and we’re probably all feeling a little different about the holiday season this year. A few songs I have been using with students and adults to identify opportunities to celebrate for what

Music to Give Thanks2020-12-01T19:42:28-08:00

Music Therapy Winter Interventions

Hello everyone, welcome to another blog post!  Today, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite winter/holiday themed interventions, as well as ways that you can adapt these interventions for your virtual sessions. I’ll also share the goals that you can target with these interventions as well!  Build a Snowman This is an intervention that you

Music Therapy Winter Interventions2020-11-30T10:58:19-08:00

Singable Books to use in Music Therapy

Hi everyone, welcome to another blog post! Today, I will be sharing a list of singable books that can be a great tool to implement during your music therapy sessions! Our wonderful boss, Bessie, recently added a plethora of books to our collection of resources. Not only are these books great to use during in-person

Singable Books to use in Music Therapy2020-11-16T09:46:36-08:00

Music Therapy Session Planning For Groups: Using Themes

Hi there everyone, and welcome to another blog post!  This week, we’re going to talk about themes! This can be a great option to help plan your session for several reasons which we will break down more later, including… It can help clients with reality orientation Centers the session around a specific topic Helps

Music Therapy Session Planning For Groups: Using Themes2020-11-02T10:48:03-08:00

Speech + Language Techniques = MUSTIM

Hello everyone, welcome to another blog post! Today, we will be talking about speech & language NMT techniques! Just as a quick disclaimer, I am not a certified NMT. All of this information is from prior research, experience and information that I learned from certified NMT’s!  For those who may not be familiar with NMT,

Speech + Language Techniques = MUSTIM2020-11-02T10:49:19-08:00
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