by Bessie Barth | Jul 14, 2022 | Adults, Autism, Children, Clinical Repertoire, Early Childhood, Making Music, Mental Health, Music Therapy, Older Adults, Special Education, Teens, Themes, Young Adults
I can’t believe that I’m almost finished with my last week of my internship! The past few months have flown by, and I have learned so much in what feels like a short time. As I have reflected on my experiences, I found that there are ten songs that I used very often...
by Bessie Barth | Aug 22, 2021 | Autism, Children, Cognition, Early Childhood, Making Music, Math Skills, Mental Health, Music Therapy, Special Education
Finger plays, scarf songs, and blanket parachutes, oh my!Hello again, friends! Welcome back to part 2 of making music with your little ones. In my previous post which you can access here, I shared some of my favorite movement songs and songs that you can do with your...
by Bessie Barth | Nov 30, 2020 | Adults, Autism, Children, Early Childhood, Holidays, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Music Therapy, Session Planning, Themes
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...
by Molly Coleman | Oct 13, 2020 | Autism, Children, Early Childhood, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Music Therapy, School Settings, Special Education, speech and language, Teens
Exploring physical prompts for speech productionProducing speech is a complex process that involves coordination between the diaphragm, vocal folds, jaw, lips, tongue, and more. Speaking requires motor skills that we must practice in order to learn, like riding a...
by Bessie Barth | Oct 5, 2020 | Adults, Autism, Early Childhood, Holidays, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Music Therapy, Older Adults, Session Planning, Special Education, Teens, Themes
Hello everyone, welcome to another blog post! It is October which officially means it is spooky season (and also one of my favorite times of the year)! As mentioned in some previous blog posts, using themes during your music therapy sessions is great for reality...
by Bessie Barth | Aug 25, 2020 | Autism, Children, Cognition, Early Childhood, Making Music, Math Skills, Mental Health, Music Therapy, Special Education
Homemade instruments, ravioli, and marching dinosaurs, oh my!Making music with your little ones can be fun, easy, and spontaneous! Chances are, you may already be engaging your child in musical experiences, whether that be in singing a sweet lullaby to them before...