Utilizing body movements or motions to cue instrument play with students is a great way to foster timing and connectivity. The student in this video is playing an open tuned guitar. The strings are tuned to a G chord. Throughout the song "Ten Minutes Ago", the musical goal is to play the G chord as it appears in
I love incorporating positive thinking and self-empowering statements into vocal improvisations and songs with my students. I find that many of my students will report how a specific affirmation explored in music will enter their thoughts at "just the right time". Some examples of affirmations are "I rejoice in the love I encounter every day.", "Every decision
Rhyming is an important step in developing sounds, understanding language, and building both reading and writing skills. In music, rhyming also assists in processing steady beat and understanding phrasing. In the tradition of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, I often create my own rhymes based around some of the popular tales. "Oh The King" was inspired
Vocal warm up exercises are an important part of any voice lesson. Warm ups help improve vocal preparedness, performance skills, and vocal health. In adaptive voice lessons, I often incorporate some element of music composition, speech/language, or writing skills. One warm up experience I have explored with students is composing a short reverse poem. My
Morning circle time at school is a way for the classroom to come together as a community of learners. As a music therapist, I often provided the classroom with songs to support their involvement, recall, and learning of academic materials. Many teachers already incorporate some kind of "calendar song" by playing a sound recording or a YouTube
