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Music and the Brain
The Science of Music and the Mind Recently, I posted an Instagram post with the graphic shown below, provided by Music Together, LLC. I work with all ages and stages of folks using music to help support their journey to their own personal wellness and agency. From early childhood into adulthood recent studies have shown the…
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Music Therapy with “Original Sound”
By now, I am sure we have all become professionals navigating Zoom or Google Meet or any other video platform to connect with work, school, family, and friends. It’s been almost a year since we were all sent home and learned about social distancing to help slow the spread of COVID-19. I know personally, it’s…
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Plans, Hopes, Dreams and Giving in 2021
I think Miles Davis had it right when he said, “Do not fear mistakes. There are none,” especially when I see someone engaging in music that speaks to them. Many of us, including myself at one time, live with the notion that active music making needs to be learned. At a young age, active music…
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Go Play!
Play is an important concept not only for childhood but also into adulthood. Play is both a noun and a verb. It is both an act of being and doing. There is non-scripted play and there is formalized play such as playing an instrument, a sport, or a game. In young kids engaging or not engaging…
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New Year Songwriting for 2021
Happy New Year! Here is to wishing you a year that will be on the upswing of good news to come! Today, I’m sharing New Years Feel Good Friday Song. I post these songs on Facebook and Instagram every Friday as a way for my followers to take a moment and sing a song that…
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Songwriting 102: My Favorite Things
I’m just that “age” aka Gen-X, that I remember watching the Sound of Music every December on TV. I looked forward to it every year. A somewhat tragic story of German Occupied Austria in the 1930s that centered on one young women trying to find her path in life and the lives of a family she changed…
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Lyric Writing 101: Expressing your hopes
Happy December 2020! I’ve seen many posts and meme’s about the year 2020 and looking forward to year 2021. As of this month, the nation is looking forward to the recent news that a vaccine is on the way. Science works for us, and I am hopeful that the year to come will bring hope and…
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Grateful Hope during COVID Times
How are you? It’s been awhile. September and October seemed to have melted away, the weeks have blurred together and I’ve experienced the most challenging time of my life being home with my children and keeping up with their virtual school. If you are a parent reading this, hang in there, I know you are in…
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Active Music Making during COVID-19 Times
As September rolls around the corner, I’m closely watching the stats on the spread of COVID-19 and the decisions made on behalf our kids in regard to schooling. Personally, I feel in a bit of limbo, wanting to get back to seeing individuals and groups in person and also knowing that it is still better…
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Important Update for August 2020 Going Forward
Since March of 2020 I’ve seen varying social media posts either saying, “What’s Next 2020?” or “Things I’ve Learned in 2020”. The first statement speaks to the fact that 2020 has brought on some unfavorable changes, thrown us into a pandemic, and completely upended what we think of as a “normal” day or week. The…