music, therapy, and me

I have been working on a stack of things to give away. As you know, being a reader of this particular blog, I love making things to use in my music therapy practice. One of the things that I really like is making things to send out into the world to have other people use them in their music therapy practices. I like making things and would really like to give them to other people more regularly. Today is the first day of my 2021 giveaway, and here are the details!! Read until the end to get the link to the entry form... So, I have made several of my generic file folders that I have used with my clients since I've developed them. There are things that can be used with clients from all age ranges, all goal areas, and all sorts of other types of situations. Each one of my original file folders includes either a therapeutic music experience to go along with it or an original song. All of these are included in the prize packet. There are eight file folder activities included in this pri...

I cannot do it. I cannot write about how I am feeling today because I just can't handle the fact that I am not feeling well, that I am frustrated that I can't seem to do anything because I am constantly putting out fires, and all of that... So, it is time to figure out what I can write about here. My emotions are off the table. Oops, almost went into that thread again. Work is off the table since it seems to be the source of most of my current frustrations. What does that leave? Well, my giveaway! I have to get that launched tomorrow!! Eeps! I have put together six different file folders, several other resources, and all that, but I am not ready for marketing quite yet. That will need to be this evening's process - taking pictures and getting things ready for tomorrow's launch. One of my favorite things to do is to make visual aids. I have boxes and boxes of resources that I use with my clients, and I keep making more! There is nothing more satisfying to me than seeing ...

For some time now, I have been wanting to give some things away to the music therapy community. I have decided that next month is THE month for my giveaway, and I am getting things put together to announce in about a week and a half. I am making things, collecting my items in one place, and am making all sorts of plans for this thing. A past giveaway - this one will be different. One of my passions is to make things that I use with my clients in music therapy. There is no better way to spend a rainy Saturday than to sit down and use my cardstock, file folders, computer, stickers, and laminator to make something new. I love figuring out how to use materials in music therapy experiences and interventions to supplement what the music does. I love trying new things and then sharing those new things with others! Some of the best presentations I have ever done (from my perspective) have been the Make and Take presentations that I have shared with other music therapists. There is something so...