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Music Therapy Tips & Tricks: Sensory Stimulation
The Groovy Garfoose presents "Music Therapy Tips & Tricks." The video blog where Ellen Antes, MT-BC shares music therapy principles and skills for music therapists and beyond. In this video, Ellen shares four instruments she uses with her clients and patients for...
Come Volunteer with GG this Summer!
Calling all music therapy, art therapy, art education and special education college students... GG Summer Camp is BACK! And we need YOU! We are so excited to offer our 7th camp Movie Camp: Music, Art, & Dance from Film this Summer 2018! We will offer Movie Camp...
What to Expect from Groovy Garfoose Summer Camp: An Intern’s Perspective
With each snowy and rainy Ohio day, it brings us one step closer to SUMMER! Summer is filled with warm days, long nights, and new ADVENTURES. One of my favorite adventures from last summer was being apart of the Groovy Garfoose Summer Camp. As I learned, every day of...
Music Therapy Tips & Tricks: Transition Songs
The Groovy Garfoose presents "Music Therapy Tips & Tricks." The video blog where Ellen Antes, MT-BC shares music therapy principles and skills for music therapists, parents and beyond. This first vlog post is about transition songs and their importance in the...
Movie Camp Registration is OPEN!
Summer Camp is BACK and for our 7th Summer and counting! We are thrilled to offer Movie Camp: Music, Art & Dance from Film this Summer 2018 in TWO locations. One camp in Mayfield and one in Hudson. Here's all the important details and how to secure your campers...
ICE ICE BABY: Winter Music Therapy Interventions
If you’re like me, the “Love songs” for Valentine’s Day sessions are a-plenty. However, after the holiday season, I’m always at a loss for how to continue incorporating “Winter” songs into sessions that are fresh, motivating and addressing my client’s goals. “Let it...
Music Therapy Advocacy Month
January is Social Media Advocacy Month for music therapy! Music therapy bloggers across the country were challenged to find a song that best advocated for the profession of music therapy. The perfect song for The Groovy Garfoose is Feelin' Groovy by Simon &...
The Groovy Garfoose’s Favorite Moments of 2017
As we reflect on this past year, we wanted to share with you all some of our favorite music therapy moments of 2017: Bri: To some people, "5 golden rolls" are a fantastic addition to the dinner table, but to me, it's my favorite Music Therapy moment! During one...
Holiday Music Therapy Piggyback Songs
Happy Holidays from the Groovy Garfoose! Ellen is sharing some of her favorite holiday piggyback songs to add variety to group or individual sessions! Goal: Motor movement Directions: Fill in blanks with motor movements appropriate for your group or individual...
‘Tis the Season to be Grateful
Welcome to “The Final Countdown: Internship Edition.” This is the spot where you can exclusively find my personal experiences, tips, and tricks towards the internship process. Although everyone’s internship journey is different, this blog series will highlight my...
Thanksgiving Music Therapy Sessions
HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR SESSION There two ways in which I structure structure a music therapy session around a Thanksgiving theme. One way is to find all songs that mention thankfulness, turkeys, fall weather, etc. Plan your session around these songs based on your...
Adapted Music & Dance Class UPDATE
We did it! Our first adapted music & dance class, "MOVE & GROOVE," was a success. Over the course of 7 weeks, 6 teens of all abilities came together to make move & groove culminating in a final performance “Dancing through the Decades” for their friends...