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Music at Home: “C’mon” and join me, “It’s a Big World” out there!
Welcome to our “Music at Home” series! On the 15th day of each month, from now until June, 2013, we will introduce you to a favorite children’s artist, compilation or album that we think would be a great addition to your family musical collection. The tunes are...
Series Announcement: “Music at Home”
As a music therapist, I use live music with my clients most of the time. I do so because I can manipulate the speed, volume and even lyrics to cater to my clients needs and goals. I encourage families to make music at home (as they learn new songs and chants in Tiny...
Rhythm Camp Makes the Pantagraph!
DevelopingDad made the paper this past weekend. It was quite the surprise to us both, as we had no idea this article was running. Needless to say, we were happy with the result. You can read it for yourself here. Are you in the Fieldcrest School District? Do you...
Seize the Deal!
Well, with only one day remaining (man, that weekend was FAST!) in this awesome deal, I thought I would post about it on the blog. Developing Melodies is having a "Seize the Deal". It's like Groupon, only it's local. As a family, we have scored many awesome deals...
Shaky Eggs
This song is about exactly what the title suggests: Shaking Eggs. But, there's a catch... sometimes we have to STOP. We talk about stop and go and what we can say to remind ourselves when to be quiet. There have been several adaptations to this song in sessions,...
Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh, lolli-lolli-lolli
I like to keep things novel and exciting during our Music Therapy and Tiny Melodies sessions, especially during those spring months that seem to drag on forever! This is most likely when I will bring out new instruments and toys. Same goals, new tools! This week,...
A Perfectly Colorful Day!
It's been a busy few weeks as we prepped and cleaned up from our little angel's third birthday! Happy Birthday to the coolest three year old I know! It was full of rainbows, water and good food. It was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon with friends, both...
Who doesn’t like a good parachute???
I have been using a parachute in my group practice since my internship (almost 7 years ago, EEK!). Not only a parachute, but I have been pretty diligent in using a specific song for any parachute work I do! Why? Because this song touches on all of the goals that I...
Pizza Garden, Here We Go!
This past week has been a ton of fun in recording land! One of the classes that I see has been busy doing a "dining out" type project and most recently they have landed on PIZZA! Naturally, my head started spinning with all of the ideas we could do musically as we...
Cleaning: Toddler Style
Last week, as the kids were playing and making a perfectly toddler-ific mess, my friend asked me: "How did you teach Farrah to clean?" I started scratching my head, because for a moment, I really had no idea. But then I started tracing back to her...
Anatomy of a Children’s Song
If you have ever sat in on one of my Music Therapy sessions or Early Childhood music classes, you know that I love a good children's song. You may also have been present to hear an "on the spot" creation. Sometimes, the families and educators and therapists in my...
Reduce, Reuse, Instrumental?
More often then not, I (DevelopingDad) find myself trying to find ways around the issue of funding in the music classroom as well as ways to get a hold of some new instruments. With the help of some good publications and a little resourcefulness this can be possible...
Busy, Busy, Busy (and an apology)
Wow. Time is just flying! I can't believe it is already March! The Developing Melodies Family both Mom and Dad have been pretty active lately! If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook then you know just how busy we have been! (You can also see it above... each...
Many Little Hearts, Many Little Moves
Let me preface this post in saying that I am NOT a rap artist, nor do I aspire to be. However, the kids love what I do and we all get a nice laugh and good time out of it. That being said, let me introduce you to the Many Little Hearts, Many Little Moves rap and...
Pinterest and You
Have you joined Pinterest yet? Pinterest is the most wonderful time-suck in the world. Seriously, this is even more addictive than following your friends on facebook, twitter, linkedIn and google+ combined! But, let me tell you, it is soooo much better. This is a...
In The Mood for Printables
I couldn't help myself. I was scouting Etsy and Pinterest one day and saw some really adorable prints. I decided that I, too, could get creative. I had a few moments to spare and came up with these. For your own copies contact me and I'd be happy to send...
Watercolor Drawings
Last year, around this time, we painted with watercolors and it was a very free experience. While we have painted with watercolors several times in between, we decided to take it to the next level this time. We added a shape element. I know very few, if any,...
Before we teach others, we must teach our future!
As music therapists, we often read posts and articles about how to advocate for our profession. We read about advocating for music therapy when speaking with congressmen, schools, hospitals and even hopeful individual recipients of music therapy. We also read about...