by Devmelodies | Apr 4, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
The little ones that I work with LOVE playing with a ball! I am constantly bringing one out in our sessions as a reward, a socialization tool, and a communication vehicle! This week, with one little kiddo, we are working on letting go of objects without dropping or...
by Devmelodies | Mar 12, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
Having only a 30 minute window to get in, set up, engage the children, wear out the children ;), clean up, and move on to the next room at The Center, I had to come up with a really quick way to say hello, still address our goal and individually welcome each child. ...
by Devmelodies | Mar 2, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
Kids love bubbles. I know my child does and I also know that the kiddos I see for therapy go bananas over bubbles. The excitement that shows on their faces as you pull the bubbles out of the therapy bag (or when at home, from behind the bread basket) is just...
by Devmelodies | Feb 25, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
This week at The Learning Center we are discussing transportation and all of the fun things that go with it! This was the perfect time to bring out one of my old favorites from my internship. At the time, we were working on making choices (given three options, choose...
by Devmelodies | Feb 9, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
With Valentine’s day coming up, I thought it best that I too add a little something into the Activity/Song mix. My husband and I are big fans of Bob Marley, more my husband than myself, but I thought I would take one of his “ballads” and adapt it for...
by Devmelodies | Feb 8, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, Music, Music Therapy, Songs, Tutorial
Back in November I had attended the American Music Therapy Association’s National Convention in Cleveland, OH. While going to many different concurrent sessions, I also had the opportunity to meet Marcy Marxer and Cathy Fink who are pretty fine uke players. ...
