by Devmelodies | Dec 27, 2015 | Business, Music Therapy, News
As 2015 draws to a close, we are reminded about just how far we have come, how fast things have been moving and just how amazing a year it has been for Developing Melodies (and myself personally)! Here are some highlights: *Grant Recipient: We were fortunate to be a...
by Devmelodies | Nov 22, 2015 | Music Therapy, News
The past few months… okay, year has been full of transitions, additions and craziness. Basically, in the last year, we have made some of our dreams come true! As we watch our youngest daughter (now 18 months) grow and develop, our oldest (now 6 years) excel in...
by Devmelodies | Jan 21, 2014 | Advocacy, Music Therapy
It’s January and that means it’s MUSIC THERAPY SOCIAL MEDIA ADVOCACY MONTH! You can tell by my CAPS lock that I am super excited for this! While I spend most of my days throughout the year advocating for music therapy around my community, I like taking...
by Devmelodies | Jan 14, 2014 | Early Childhood, Music Therapy
One of the most important things that we do in our profession, as similar with many medical and therapy-based professions, is assess our clients. We do this in a group session, individual sessions and even in community events! We do this before service delivery,...
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....
by Devmelodies | Oct 25, 2013 | Advocacy, Books, Fundraising, Music Therapy, News
We are hosting a great fundraiser at Barnes and Noble tomorrow, October 26! A percentage of the sales will be going back to The American Music Therapy Association. This is the culminating event in a two month push for my #mtfrundraising project! We’ve had some...