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Film Scores and Older Adults

I’ve had a love for film music since high school and hearing the opening suite from The Holiday. The movie wasn’t outstanding, but the music captured me emotionally. Film music works on this non-verbal, often subconscious level to express emotionally […]

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Best Adult Songs for Children

As an early childhood music teacher, I’ve had a few surprises. One is that children are extremely imaginative. Like when I asked my kiddies what was missing from our “Wheels On the Bus” rendition, one boy told me we had […]

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iMusic Therapy: Utilizing the iPad in a Medical Setting

I’m headed to the American Music Therapy Association’s 2012 Conference in St. Charles, IL! Conference is really my time to catch up with my music therapy colleagues, reconnect to my profession, and hear a lot of really amazing talks. This […]

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Lyric Songwriting Intervention

As I write this post, internship is still very fresh in my mind. And one thing I definitely remember was the lack of internet resources for intervention ideas in general. Research articles can be difficult to translate into clinical practice […]

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