by Bessie Barth | Jan 31, 2021 | Adults, Autism, Children, Clinical Repertoire, Cognition, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Making Music, Mental Health, Music Therapy, Older Adults, Resources, Session Planning, Special Education, Technology, Teens, Young Adults
No instruments? No problem! Making your own music is a breeze with these fun websites!Hello again, Danielle here to show you just how easy it is for you and your loved ones of all ages to create your own music using these five interactive websites—NO downloads 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 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 Molly Coleman | Sep 29, 2020 | Adults, Autism, Cognition, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, Music Therapy, Older Adults, School Settings, Session Planning, Special Education, Teens, Themes, Young Adults
Looking for fun ways to work on participation and interaction with your music therapy group? Previously on the MTGO blog, we’ve covered making music with your little ones, an instrument scavenger hunt, and a free career-themed music therapy session plan. Today...
