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Back on the Blog & A perspective from a future music therapist…Meet Kelsey!
I'm back...finally! So where have I been? The past 4 months have been nothing short of tumultuous (and a bit exciting!). In mid-February I found out that I am expecting! I'm due October 25th, and we just had our mid-pregnancy ultrasound yesterday - we are having a...
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Singable Book of the Month: Every Little Thing
Welcome to another edition of Singable Book of the Month! This month I am sharing a recent favorite - Every Little Thing adapted by Cedella Marley. I began using this book in classrooms back in October and have loved every moment since. Fun fact: I used this song...
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Feeling Frustrated? This song and social story has you covered.
Low frustration tolerance is a huge struggle for many of my clients with Autism and special needs. How would you feel if you knew exactly what you wanted but lacked the skills to tell someone?? How do we deal help our children and students deal with frustration? First...
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Advocacy Round Up
Here at Music Therapy Kids we’ve been celebrating music therapy all month long! We talked about the different roles that you might play as an advocate. I also shared how those roles fit into my life personally and professionally. But today!!! Today I am excited...
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4 Quarters Make a Dollar – A Song for Counting by 25’s!
Welcome to Music Therapy Kids! Whether you're having snow days with your family (if you are, I'm totally jealous by the way!) or trucking along with work as usual, I'm so glad you stopped by to hang out with me for a few minutes. I have a short and simple song to...
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Music Therapy Advocacy: Tell Your Story
Welcome back to Music Therapy Kids! If you’ve seen this blog post, you know that January is Music Therapy Social Media Advocacy Month. In her guest post, Dena Register talked about the various roles that we can play in advocacy as connectors, reflectors, or...
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Singable Book of the Month: Snowmen at Night
Singable books are a great way to engage children who have Autism or special needs, and as promised, today we are continuing our monthly singable book series with Snowmen at Night. If you've never used a singable book, this article will get you started. And in case...
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Music Therapy Advocacy in 2016: Are you a connector, reflector, or director?
I'm not usually savvy enough to get out two blog posts in the same week BUT January is a special month for us music therapists. It's a month that is dedicated to advocating for our profession which basically means sharing WHAT, WHERE, WHO, and HOW we provide music...
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Happy New Year! A year in review and what to expect in 2016.
Welcome to 2016! To be honest, this is my favorite time of year. I do love the fall & winter holidays, but New Year's Day is really my absolute favorite. Though I can barely stay awake to actually ring in the year and parties are not my forte, I love having time to...
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Every word has a beginning and an end: reading phonetically
If your child has mastered the alphabet letters and their corresponding sounds, this could be a helpful song for you! We have just gotten to that step with one of my clients. In addition to reading basic sight words, she is practicing identifying beginning and ending...
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