Occasionally someone does something that is so simple and yet so profound.....in this case I am jealous I didn't think of doing this with my conference audiences first.... Here is how Bobbi McFerrin makes a musical metaphor of how our expectations are embedded in our...
Giving a person with autism the chance to perform for their community has many positive benefits for performer and audience. For someone with ASD communication on the best of days can be a huge obstacle. For the community layman who does not understand a...
Eight years ago a group of parents with special needs children looked at me intently, awaiting my reply to - “will you design a music based camp for our kids?” They referred to their children as having strong affinities to music yet not fitting well into the “regular”...
“My brother is having his first baby (due in the next couple of days). He has been really quiet throughout the pregnancy. He has never been good with words and has difficulty with changes. One week ago, he sent me this video and explained the metaphor of the song. He...
During her birth Laura lost 20 minutes of oxygen and had to be resuscitated immediately. She had no brainwave activity seen on the two EEG tests and little hope except in her parents’ heart. When Laura’s mother finally saw her baby, Laura’s little lungs breathed with...
Thank you to Christina Wensveen, MTA from JB Music Therapy for this next blog...her passion for bringing music to individuals regardless of age is evidenced in her writing and in her role as Music Therapist and Camp Coordinator. On a typical Saturday morning I...
Thank you to Jennifer Blackie for being this week's guest blogger.....I’m wondering where the power is held? Is it in a blue duo tang filled with lyrics or is it held by a woman holding a beautiful blue guitar? One Tuesday a month I get to go to music therapy. This...
I was reminded this week that I talk too much. It was not said in a harsh way - it was said in the spirit of someone who loves me and knows that I often listen to my inner voice...and then sometimes forget to. I was reminded that we don't always have to talk about...