by Bessie Barth | Dec 28, 2020 | Adults, Autism, Children, Clinical Repertoire, Holidays, Mental Health, Music Therapy, Older Adults, Special Education, Teens, Young Adults
Say hello to 2021 with these 10 groovy tunes!Hey y’all, Danielle here again! It’s been a pretty wild year and we all deserve to celebrate the fact that we made it through—woohoo! Although we might have spent less time with our loved ones in-person than...
by Gigi Siu | Dec 8, 2020 | Adaptive Lessons, Making Music, Music Therapy
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...
by Bessie Barth | Dec 1, 2020 | Adults, Autism, Holidays, Making Music, Mental Health, Music Therapy, School Settings, Session Planning, Song writing, Special Education, speech and language, Teens, Themes, Young Adults
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...
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 Bessie Barth | Nov 2, 2020 | Adults, Clinical Repertoire, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Making Music, Music Therapy, Older Adults, Session Planning, 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...
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...