Thinking and Rethinking and Then, Thinking Yet Again

One of the benefits to having had COVID recently has been the absolute need to stay at home without going anyplace. I have been out of my house twice in the past (almost) two weeks, and I stayed in the car the entire time I was "out." I am getting ready to head out tomorrow evening (fully masked) to go to my friend's husband's celebration of life. I will also be spending some time with the lawn guy today - again, completely and fully masked. I may also go driving just to feel like I've been out.

Yesterday, my first post in a long time started me thinking about some possible options for me. I have decided to be an exhibitor at the Midwestern region conference next spring. Right now, it is scheduled to be live, so I think I can pick up where I had to leave off in March 2020 when I was getting ready to have an exhibit for the very first time. I still have some of the products that I made back then, so I can just keep producing things for this upcoming spring event.

Eight months is enough time to get things ready for an exhibit...right?

Here's my vision.

I want to share ideas with other music therapists. I have made lots of visuals and products over the years, and I want to share them. I also like making other things, so why not offer music therapists a chance to get those things as well?

I want an exhibit that combines the digital products that I already have available with physical copies of things. I think that people will like what I have to offer, but they need to see it in action. So, I will need a computer to display things. I will need (what are they called, the box things that send you to a website...?) codes and physical copies of all the digital files. I will need multiple copies of things that people can just purchase and take with them. I will need some marketing materials - a poster or banner, business cards, a catalog...the list keeps growing. So, I am going to sit down and make some specific visual aid file folders and resources right now. I will make a database of things that I want to produce before March 2023. I already have a database of all my projects, visuals, and books.

So, display copies, digital links, OH - IT'S CALLED A QR CODE! (sorry for the interruption, but it FINALLY came to mind - Google has one!! FOR FREE! Even better!). I want some non-music therapy specific things to sell as well - some handmade journals, some handmade instruments, and some things just for fun. Maybe, I will make some stickers!

Having a plan for the future is fun. Projects help me focus on something other than what is going on outside my home. I get to try things that I have never tried before, and my brain stretches each time. I am going to head off into the last four days of this break with a project to work on.

Time to go to the database!

Question for you. What types of things would you like another music therapist to make for you? Therapeutic Music Experiences? Thematic programming? Cute music things to display? File Folder Activities for use with clients immediately? Kits to make your own Visuals? Handmade instruments? Session plan recommendations? Ideas? Happy mail? Monthly subscription boxes? What do you think? 

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  1. Anonymous11:43 AM

    How about the center activities you use for your groups?

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