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October Session Plan (Memory Care)
Looking for session planning inspiration? Recently our MT-BCs, Elise Scullin and Whitney Perry, have been having a lot of fun creating memory care session plans based on the events happening in the month!…
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Music Therapy Advocacy
5 Ways to Advocate by Olivia Harrington A person enters the room with egg shakers rattling in their bag, a guitar strapped on their shoulder, scarves hanging from their music bag, and a…
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I Sense So Much!
Looking for a fun way to start conversations about all of the unique things that we hear, see, touch, taste and smell? Check out James Riley’s 5 Senses song! A fun mindfulness technique…
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Ashunti Teasley – My Mental Health Journey
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, one of our clients was kind enough to share a little bit about their own mental health journey. Meet Ashunti (Ash) Teasley, a 22 year old…
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YouTube Music!
We are so thankful for the ability to meet with so many families through video conferencing programs, but very dearly miss visiting our many friends living in nursing homes. We understand that watching…
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Telehealth
Although we can't meet in person right now, we are excited to meet online! Music lessons and music therapy are now available through video conferencing. All ages and all abilities welcome! Please call…
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Songwriting in Music Therapy Practice
Songwriting is a powerful yet flexible technique. Among many purposes and applications, music therapists write original material to personalize sessions, teach nonmusical material or behaviors, and engage in the therapeutic process. A Music…
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Simple Blues Songwriting
Writing songs is easy! This simple technique uses the 12-bar blues pattern. These chord changes can be dressed up in countless ways, but the basic progression, written in Roman numerals, plays: I I…