Music and Bonding Did you know? Music helps build relationships between a child and their caregivers — all their caregivers: mothers, fathers, grandparents, foster parents, nannies, etc.! While studies have shown that babies can hear and bond with their mother’s…
Music and Autism For individuals with diagnoses on the autism spectrum, music therapy provides a unique variety of music experiences in an intentional and developmentally appropriate manner to effect changes in behavior and facilitate development of skills. Music therapy may…
Favorite Songs: Hymns While my hospice patients love their fair share of Rock-n-Roll, R&B, Soul, Country, Jazz, Oldies, Broadway, and Pop (yes, even current pop), I can’t deny that many of my patients loooove a good ol’ gospel hymn. Here’s…
Make More Music Music therapy is a researched, evidence-based clinical profession provided by clinicians who have completed a four year music therapy specific degree, clinical practica, a clinical internship under direct supervision, and have passed a national board certification examination. …
Music Therapy and Hospice Did you know that music lasts longer than almost any other memories? That’s because music utilizes the entire brain to process, so even as we age and in dementia and Alzheimer’s, music can still be accessed…
Easy 1, 2, and 3 Chord Songs for Teens and Adults As someone who does adapted lessons and also taught ukulele classes before everything switched online, I have done my fair share of googling to find the best 1, 2,…
Easy 1, 2, and 3 Chord Songs for Children As someone who does adapted lessons and also taught ukulele classes before everything switched online, I have done my fair share of googling to find the best 1, 2, and 3…
Accepted Insurances Did you know that Harmony Garden Music Therapy Services may be covered under two differentwaivers and one insurance? Here’s more information on them: SED Waiver: Music therapy is approved under the “Activity Therapies” category for SED Waiver.…
Favorite Movement Songs for Adults Confession time: I hate standing up. No, seriously. I even sit down for the vast majority of my showers. It’s not that I don’t enjoy exercise or that I have any injuries that limit my…
So What Does That Look Like Exactly? Part IV: Improvisation Most people I meet don’t have a clue what I do as a Board Certified Music Therapist. It’s hard to conceptualize something you’ve never seen or experienced before, and because…
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