Are budget constraints putting our music programs in jeopardy? I believe music programs in school help our kids and communities be better—at pretty much everything.
Top 3 Reasons Music Needs To Be In Every School
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5 Strategies to Help Teach Music to a Special Needs Student
When introducing a new piece of music, play it through in its entirety - up to tempo and with all the dynamics and flourishes you hope to hear at the end of the teaching experience. Break down the lesson into small segments (ie. taking the instrument out of the case,...
Improve the Tone of your Home- Relieve the Stress
When my children were five and six, I thought I was going to lose my mind. Initially, I was so excited. That was the year both kids would be in school, and I would be able to spend my days happily at work and then come home, make a happy dinner, hug my children, and...
4 WAYS TO MAXIMIZE MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM
School's In. Here is what we know music can do for students - and all of us really: Relax the mind and lower stress levels Stimulate creativity by increasing blood and oxygen flow to the brain Create a clear passage to long-term memory Change an individual’s...
Music Therapy and your Baby
A few months back we began being inundated by the “baby crying to mom’s singing video” with comments from facebook friends and colleagues stating, “Did you see this video - it really shows the deep impact of music.” After watching the video entitled - Baby’s Emotional...
A Lullaby that Helped Save Laura’s Life
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...
Teachers: 5 Steps to Maximize the Music in Your Classroom
We know that music can: Relax the mind and lower stress levels. Stimulate creativity by increasing blood and oxygen flow to the brain – going from sleepy brain to teachable brain. Create a clear passage to long-term memory. Change an individuals’s emotional state....
Why Teacher’s Should Use More Music in the Classroom
The longer I am a music therapist the more I see the role of the music therapist expanding into community. One area where our expertise is being used is in the area of Consulting Music Therapist. The role of the Consulting Music Therapist is to support other Allied...