by Devmelodies | Jan 3, 2017 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, Music, Music Therapy, Tutorial
It’s #NationalDrinkingStrawDay and we are excited to share a simple and fun and alternative way that you can use those drinking straws! Follow these handy steps below and then head on over to our facebook page and post your video with your straw oboe! Step 1:...
by Devmelodies | Apr 1, 2016 | Music
We currently facilitate a group called Lunchtime Tune-Up & Refresh: Stress Relief and Relaxation for Adults. This group is designed to be a healthy workday break, and uses music listening, drumming, and music-assisted relaxation exercises to promote stress...
by Devmelodies | Jan 2, 2016 | Activities, Music, Music Therapy
Happy New Year! As we drink our morning coffee and recover from last night’s festivities, I am watching my kids run around the house and already they are singing a tune and tapping their feet. They really don’t miss a beat..pun intended! Since they were...
by Devmelodies | Jul 23, 2014 | Early Childhood, Family, Music, Pregnancy and Infancy
Just 10 short weeks ago (I can’t believe it has gone so fast!), I welcomed my beautiful baby girl into our family. We have been ooo-ing and ahh-ing over her since she arrived! Her older sister can’t get enough of her and we are just so happy to...
by Devmelodies | Apr 15, 2014 | Music
Developing Melodies started as my tiny little music therapy practice, serving only a few individuals a week in the beginning. We have now grown to a point that we serve 600 individuals on a weekly basis and hiring Ms. Brittany and Ms. K-Rae to help facilitate our...
by Devmelodies | Jan 9, 2014 | Activities, Early Childhood, Family, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
We have seen some of the coldest winters EVER here in Central Illinois. We’ve spent a lot of time indoors and shared many stories between our families of cold winters in the past. Today, I share with you a cold song that was passed down to me from my mother....