Category Archives: Activities
I Wanna Be a Billionaire…
I realize i’m totally late on this, however, I’m starting to come around to this song. I think it can be a really great song tool for therapy. Tons of possibilites here: Rewrite the lyrics Write verses about what a … Continue reading
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Good Family Bonding Songs? =Great for ALL Settings!
PDF of lyrics and chords found @http://www.chameleons.org/Skinamarinky.pdf Feel free to leave a video response or a comment!
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I Sense a Discussion: Lyric and Musical Analysis in Music Therapy
I am currently working in a hospital setting for my practicum placement. My supervisor works mostly with pediatrics in the oncology unit, as well as in the adolescent unit, including eating disorder patients. I came across this song and thought … Continue reading
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“i” Autoharp!
I came across this awesome application and just had to share it with everyone! It’s neat for a couple reasons… but first off it’s called the “Autoharp” application and can be purchased for .99 in the App store (sure beats … Continue reading
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Singing Telegrams!
The AMTAS-Naz Chapter aka The Music Therapy Club of Nazareth College of Rochester, located in Rochester, NY is fundraising! We are trying to raise money to help support our students as they travel to Cleveland, OH for the AMTA National … Continue reading
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Easy as 1,2,3,4.
School is back in full swing for us Music Therapy majors, and pretty soon all the kids will be back in session as well. I came across this awesome rendition of a popular song via Julie Krieger: student, professional, and … Continue reading
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Give it some style!
I IV BIG V and resolve! Sounds pretty common right? Next time you’re looking to end a song with a client (or even just for fun!) try to spice it up a little bit. I picked up this country/bluegrass style … Continue reading
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Saturday Night Fever! Disco Improvisation
Whoa! What a last couple of weeks! I’ve been up to Boston, over to Vermont, back to NY and back up to Lake Placid! While camping in the mountains this weekend, a few fellow music therapy students and myself began … Continue reading
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Sometimes a “Hug Works”
Finding creative musical sources that can be used and adapted for many populations is critical for a music therapist student or professional, as well as writing original songs. One source that I’ve been secretly enjoying for over a year now is … Continue reading
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iPhone Drum Kit
In honor of the iphone 4 coming out today… as well as the update available for the iphone 3G a few days ago, I decided to talk a little about an cool app that I came across when I first … Continue reading
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Order your copy at AMTA National Conference at the MusicWorx, Inc. Booth on November 17th, 2011
