Keep Breathing (it’s the most important part): Music for Speech, for Life
Imagine running into someone you haven’t seen in a long time. You recognize their face and feel pleased to see them, your arms open wide for a hug and you say “Hello! How ARE you?” before you can...
View ArticleApocolyptic Fireflight – Musical Mashups as Therapy
I mentioned last week that a student had told me they used the song “Unbreakable” by Fireflight to relax and focus. Now, no matter what you feel about the music, the lyrics are energizing at the very...
View ArticleMusic Therapy Meets the App World
This morning, my husband was finally able to pick up the Nintendo 3-DS he’s been saving for all month, and as he enjoys the 3 Dimensional World now at his fingertips, I’ve been thinking about the world...
View ArticleMusic and Movement for Wellness
Archive note: as this post was written in April of 2011, the events noted therein (the Hands on Learning Fair, Healthy Living Expo and April 12 Houses Drum Circle) are of course long over, and the next...
View ArticleMusic for Learning – A Minipost
It’s been a busy week here in Grand Forks for Music Therapy! First the Healthy Living Expo was a huge success for both the Drumming and Bellydance Demos, with a great number of participants and...
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Music in the Field of Vision
Archive Note: This post was written in April of 2011 after a very busy week at the ND School for the Blind and is a brief look at Music with the Visually Impaired, specifically in North Dakota. If...
View ArticleMaking Music with the Deaf
Over the 2010-2011 School Year I began working with a selection of Middle School Students from the North Dakota School for the Deaf on a song. When I tell people this, they tend to look at my blankly...
View ArticleFollow up on Drum Circle Cancellation (6/25)
Due to what we thought was pending bad weather on the Greenway (and true illnesses at the 12 Houses store that would have made it unavailable for us to move the Circle inside for the time being) the...
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BONUS POST! A Photo Tour of Overbrook
Hello everyone! Now, while this isn’t the full promised post on a day in the life of a Braille Music Institute Student, I took a few photos during today’s Orientation Tour I thought readers might...
View ArticleInsights from Overbrook (Part 3: Day in the Life of a Braille Music Student)
Well, we’ve survived our first full day of classes here at Overbrook! I have to say this is the most Blog Posts I’ve ever made in a week, and while I have one more on Music with the Visually Impaired...
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