Powerful Music Activities to Help Your Child Focus
With the school year beginning many of our kids are expected to focus on schoolwork at home. This is a BIG change. How can we help our kids?
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Catherine Backus, MT-BC
- May 8, 2020
- 8 min
So Many Apps, So Little Time: How To Make Music On Your Smartphone
Digital music making has also opened doors and removed barriers for disabled musicians- accessibility features in smartphones...
Hannah Phillips Hale
- Mar 15, 2020
- 7 min
5 Art Therapy Activities for Managing Anxiety
Feeling stressed or anxious amid the COVID-19 Pandemic? Use Art Therapy activities to help relieve your stress!
Catherine Backus, MT-BC
- Mar 15, 2020
- 3 min
4 Ways to Use Music To Reduce Stress and Anxiety!
Feeling anxious, stressed, or worried? Try these 4 ways to use music to reduce your stress and anxiety.
Hannah Phillips Hale
- Mar 4, 2020
- 5 min
How Can Art Therapy Help?
Not only can the art therapy process be healing and soothing, but it can also be challenging and fun. Through everything, we learn.
Catherine Backus, MT-BC
- Feb 14, 2020
- 5 min
12 Love Songs Our Older Clients Adore
A bouquet of a dozen musical roses, if you will- songs that have meant a lot to my clients and their sweethearts’ throughout the years.
Kristin Wright, MT-BC
- Dec 11, 2019
- 4 min
Top 5 Goals Addressed In Music Therapy
Because music is motivating and effective in addressing goals across numerous populations, music therapists can be found in schools, hospita
Carolyn Hammack
- Nov 7, 2019
- 1 min
14 Favorite Tunes For Tots
Are there any moms out there looking for some fun and effective ways to teach your kids about daily tasks like cleaning up or brushing...
Cassie Smith, MT-BC
- Oct 22, 2019
- 4 min
Music Is My Medicine
Over the last two years, Liz has received individual music therapy sessions. She is an incredible human being, who always finds the...
Carolyn Hammack
- Aug 31, 2019
- 2 min
Growing Through Music
When I had my first son, I began singing to him almost immediately. This seemed natural since I had been singing to him before he was even b
Cassie Smith, MT-BC
- Aug 6, 2019
- 3 min
Top 10 Songs for Gross Motor Movement
Continue reading to learn my top 10 songs to use to practice gross motor skills!
Catherine Backus, MT-BC
- Aug 4, 2019
- 4 min
How Music Therapists' Support Successful Employment
Learn about our partnership with the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services and our program that supports pre-employment skills.
Kristin Wright, MT-BC
- Jul 23, 2019
- 3 min
Top 10 Fingerplay Songs to Develop Fine Motor Skills
Fingerplay songs have existed for many years and have been passed down from generation to generation. These songs, often used in early...
Kristin Wright, MT-BC
- Jul 10, 2019
- 3 min
Who is the Newest Therapist at Anderson Music Therapy?
Who is our newest team member? And what color crayon would she be? Find out!
Catherine Backus, MT-BC
- Apr 9, 2019
- 5 min
Top 10 Songs For Older Adults
Music and memory are inextricably linked- just as our favorite films have iconic soundtracks, so do many of us have a soundtrack to the...
Cassie Smith, MT-BC
- Jan 17, 2019
- 3 min
4 Ways for Veterans to Reduce Anxiety
We all know at least one Veteran, whether it be a family member or a friend. Sometimes our loved ones experience anxiety and have...
Noel Anderson, MMT, MT-BC
- Jan 5, 2019
- 2 min
What Goes on Inside a Music Therapist's Head?
Have you ever noticed how two people can observe the same scenario and see two completely different things??? Imagine this scene......
Noel Anderson, MMT, MT-BC
- Dec 7, 2018
- 3 min
Rhythms and Reading: How Music Helps Teach Kids Literacy Skills
Thank you, Julie, for this fantastic guest post! How can music affect your child's literacy skills? Learn more below! Courtesy of...
Noel Anderson, MMT, MT-BC
- Nov 14, 2018
- 5 min
Take Care of Yourself with a Budget-Friendly Hobby
I recently had the pleasure of connecting with Julie Morris, who is a life and career coach! She thrives on helping others live their...
Catherine Backus, MT-BC
- Oct 7, 2018
- 5 min
Insider's Guide to Songwriting for Emotional & Social Health
I have a confession to make: I was an emo kid. We’re a dying breed- the Vans Warped Tour just finished its last run, and scene music has...
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