Category Archives: Children

Let’s Play with Rhythm Sticks!

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This week I’m featuring the rhythm sticks! I love these instruments especially for groups due to the fact that they are inexpensive, compact, easy to clean and easy to play. Adaptations can also be easily made for those who cannot traditionally play … Continue reading

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Reserve Your Spot! Adapted Lesson Openings in September!

Beginning in September openings are available for private lessons! Leslie Jones, MMT, MT-BC has been providing adaptive lessons for children with disabilities since 2005. Lessons are tailored specifically to maximize your child’s success based off of their current strengths and interests … Continue reading

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The Amazing Race to Middle C! A Game for #Teaching #Piano

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Here’s a game that I use with my piano students that is always fun to play! All you need are two tokens of some sort (I use game pieces) and letter cards (A-G, including sharps and flats if you wish). … Continue reading

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Egg Shaker Songs for Kids!

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Today’s post features two children songs that are great for using with egg shakers! These two songs come from The Laurie Berkner Band, and I love to use them with my children groups. If you haven’t heard of them, make … Continue reading

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6 “Eggcellent” Uses for Egg Shakers

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Who knew such a simple instrument could be so versatile? You can pick these little rhythmic gems up at most music stores, or can easily find them online. I love them because they are an inexpensive instrument (so you can purchase … Continue reading

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#MusicTherapy and #SocialSkills… 4 Reasons Why They Are A Perfect Match

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Social skills are an area of interest for many therapists and their clients. Not only are social skills a vital area of development for children, adults may still be working on developing these skills as well. In later years, or perhaps in … Continue reading

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Summertime Instruments!

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Summertime is here and many people like to incorporate summertime tunes into their fun. But why stop there? There are several instruments that work great in creating the summertime atmosphere that I often use with my clients. So here are … Continue reading

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Stand Like a Flamingo! #ThursdayTherapyTune for #GrossMotorSkills

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Here is a great piggy-backed tune that I use for working on balance! I especially like using this song in the summertime because it’s all about Flamingos! Not only do kids learn about this pink feathered friend, they get an opportunity … Continue reading

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#ThursdayTherapyTune: Current Hits for Singing the ABCs Part II

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Continuing last week’s post regarding songs for speech and the sounds of the ABCs… here are the remaining 13! N- Na Na Na- One Direction (2011) O- The Best Day of My Life- American Authors (2013) P- Poker Face- Lady Gaga (2008) … Continue reading

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#ThursdayTherapyTune (s)- Songs for #Speech: Current Hits for Singing the ABCs Part I

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Sometimes we need to go a little outside of the box to encourage speech. Music therapists use singing as a main intervention to work on speech, as do many speech therapists. There are always the traditional songs like the “Old … Continue reading

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