Music and Your Child Music Before Childbirth Your baby can hear in-utero as early as 18 weeks. Sounds and words are muffled, but melodies can be clear. Before the big day, personalized songs and lullabies can be recorded and put…
Music and Bonding Did you know? Music helps build relationships between a child and their caregivers — all their caregivers: mothers, fathers, grandparents, foster parents, nannies, etc.! While studies have shown that babies can hear and bond with their mother’s…
Music and Autism For individuals with diagnoses on the autism spectrum, music therapy provides a unique variety of music experiences in an intentional and developmentally appropriate manner to effect changes in behavior and facilitate development of skills. Music therapy may…
Favorite Songs: Hymns While my hospice patients love their fair share of Rock-n-Roll, R&B, Soul, Country, Jazz, Oldies, Broadway, and Pop (yes, even current pop), I can’t deny that many of my patients loooove a good ol’ gospel hymn. Here’s…
Make More Music Music therapy is a researched, evidence-based clinical profession provided by clinicians who have completed a four year music therapy specific degree, clinical practica, a clinical internship under direct supervision, and have passed a national board certification examination. …
Music Therapy and Hospice Did you know that music lasts longer than almost any other memories? That’s because music utilizes the entire brain to process, so even as we age and in dementia and Alzheimer’s, music can still be accessed…
A Week in the Life of a Music Therapist: Macayla Statler, MT-BC Working telehealth from home leaves a lot of open time for research and content creation, so I asked my friends and family, “What would you like to read…
Easy 1, 2, and 3 Chord Songs for Teens and Adults As someone who does adapted lessons and also taught ukulele classes before everything switched online, I have done my fair share of googling to find the best 1, 2,…
Easy 1, 2, and 3 Chord Songs for Children As someone who does adapted lessons and also taught ukulele classes before everything switched online, I have done my fair share of googling to find the best 1, 2, and 3…
Harmony Garden is Keeping Our Contracts Safe With Fall approaching and some of our contracts welcoming us back in-person again, Harmony Garden wanted to share the steps we are taking to protect all of our pre-schools, day cares, facilities, and…