Sing A Song Sunday - Something New-ish

I've decided that I'm a bit bored with posting song charts on my website. While it's been a good exercise for me, it's not really something that I can sustain any longer. 

So, now I'm trying to figure out what to do next on my Sunday mornings. I'm silly enough to want to keep the title for Sundays, but not sure where to go next. Of course, if I altered the title a bit, I might get some new ideas on what to do and where to go...

Hm.

  • Sing Someone's Song Sunday (I like alliteration!)
  • Sing A Story Sunday
  • Song Theme Sunday
  • Sing About Sunday
There isn't much inspiration in those titles, so I'm going to try the other way. Let's explore what I could do on these Sunday mornings...
  • Make song themes - putting together songs in ways not explored before
  • Finding songs on media to use in therapy
  • Offer session plans for specific populations/types of kids
  • Take a song and one of the elements of music and demonstrate how changing that element can change the entire therapeutic benefit of the song in music therapy sessions.
Hmm. That last one may be my way into this new idea. Of course, it will mean getting some things figured out - like how to make recordings when I'm just used to posting prose, but I can do that. I'll have to make a recording spot and have a recording outfit as well as my guitar every weekend, but I can make those sacrifices to make this day something that I am challenged by these days.
 
So, here's the big announcement!
 
Starting next Sunday, I will take one song and make some recordings about the songs. If I get REALLY organized, it will tie into my TME Tuesday posts as well. Ooh, I'm loving the possibilities here!
 
The plan then:
  • Monday - anything goes
  • Tuesday - TME Tuesday
  • Wednesday - anything goes
  • Thursday - anything goes
  • Friday - Favorite Things Friday
  • Saturday - anything goes
  • Sunday - Song Switch Sunday - using TME Tuesday's music...
This has possibilities. Thanks for your patience as you've gone on this journey with me. I love the opportunity to brainstorm and make an executive decision about something I really enjoy!
 
As for the other ideas, keep an eye on my website - these may be good subscription services for MTs - especially the song themes and session plan ideas!  

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