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
School is back in session, and I wanted to combine a welcome back song with identifying different school subjects. For some of my students, I provide music support specifically to address academic skills. By singing through “Back to School”, I have a fun way to outline different subjects, and then later either assess specific skills
