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#lovemusictherapy : Advocacy In 2013
Here at the Groovy Garfoose, we are kicking off 2013 by participating in the American Music Therapy Association and the Certification Board for Music Therapists social media efforts to advocate for music therapy. Twitter has already been a flutter with music...
Goodbye 2012. Hello 2013!
Happy New Year from the Groovy Garfoose! And thank you for an awesome 2012! So many great things happened this past year, I thought I would share a few highlights and give you a sneak peak as to what's in store in 2013! *2012 started with a fundraiser for our Under...
Song Of The Month: December
Over the course of the next 12 months I'm sharing original songs for piano that correspond to the current month. Each composition will include nature sounds to enhance the piece and reflect the season (thank you handy, dandy iPad!). My goal for this series is...
Groovy Guest Post: Merry Christmas!
Today and on the 25th of every month of 2012 I have invited 12 of the most influential people in my life to share a blog post with you! Each has influenced me both professionally and personally. My hope is that the knowledge, kindness, creativity, and compassion they...
Groovy Guest Post: Anticipation
Today and on the 25th of every month of 2012 I have invited 12 of the most influential people in my life to share a blog post with you! Each has influenced me both professionally and personally. My hope is that the knowledge, kindness, creativity, and compassion they...
Song of the Month: November
Over the course of the next 12 months I'm sharing original songs for piano that correspond to the current month. Each composition will include nature sounds to enhance the piece and reflect the season (thank you handy, dandy iPad!). My goal for this series is...
Which iPad is right for YOU? A point by point comparison of iPad 2, 3, 4 and Mini
On Tuesday Apple announced the arrival of the iPad 4 and the iPad mini. If you are an apple enthusiast like me, you started drooling over the latest and greatest from Apple. In my case, once the drool subsided, I must have sat in front of my computer for an hour...
Groovy Guest Post: When It All Comes Together
Today and on the 25th of every month of 2012 I have invited 12 of the most influential people in my life to share a blog post with you! Each has influenced me both professionally and personally. My hope is that the knowledge, kindness, creativity, and compassion they...
Song of the Month: October
Over the course of the next 12 months I'm sharing original songs for piano that correspond to the current month. Each composition will include nature sounds to enhance the piece and reflect the season (thank you handy, dandy iPad!). My goal for this series is...
Conference Recap in Pictures
#AMTA12 conference in Chicago was amazing in so many ways, I thought I would share my conference experience through pictures this time around! I kicked off this national conference in style (quite literally) with a limo ride from O'hare to our hotel with my friends...
On My Way to #AMTA!
The national music therapy conference is finally here! This year the American Music Therapy Association is holding the conference in St. Charles, Illinois just outside if Chicago. I can't wait to get there to hug and high five all my music therapy friends and...
Ohio Music Therapy Month!
It is officially October and in Ohio we celebrate Music Therapy this month! I'm particularly proud of the Buckeye state this year because we have so much to offer prospective clients, organizations and music therapy students! Here's just a sampling of what Ohio has...