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Put a Little Love in Your Music Therapy
Love is in the air! Below are some fun ways to incorporate my favorite love songs into your music therapy practice or a fun activity at home with YOUR loved one. Put on some Nat King Cole and practice motor and academic skills by spelling L-O-V-E with your whole body....
Rainbow Camp is Seeking Vibrant Volunteers
Hello music therapy, special education, art education, art therapy, music education, and creative arts and expressive therapy students! We will be offering Rainbow Camp twice in back-t0-back weeks to better serve our growing client base in Northeast Ohio this Summer...
GG Summer Camp is BACK!
Ellen and I are SO excited to announce the return of Summer Camp at The Groovy Garfoose! After taking last Summer off, we are thrilled to share that we are offering not one but TWO camps in TWO different counties to better serve our growing client base in Lake County...
Social Media Advocacy Month
It's time to advocate! January is social media advocacy month for music therapy. Bonnie and I are always advocating for music therapy with administrators, parents, program directors, people in line at the grocery store, our families, etc. Basically anyone who will...
2017 Is Going To Be S.M.A.R.T.!
The new year is upon us. A time to reset and make resolutions to become better versions of ourselves. As a music therapist, I write S.M.A.R.T. goals for clients and patients. This creates an environment for accountability and conducive for success within our sessions....
Three Ways to use ‘Let it Snow’ to Achieve Goals & Have Fun!
This time of year we hear the same songs again and again. Here are some new and creative ways for music therapists and families to use the same song to achieve different goals. Let it Snow Movement Use a white sheet as your snow and shake it up, down, fast, or slow to...
The Top 6 Lessons I Learned During My First 6 Months as a Board-Certified Music Therapist
Six months ago, I walked out of an H&R Block testing center with a piece of paper that said “Congratulations. You have passed the Certification Board for Music Therapists Examination.” Here’s what I’ve learned so far… Hydrate Duh. I did not realize the importance...
Bring On GG Summer Camp!
It's hard to believe that A Midsummer Night's Dream Camp is two weeks from today! We are SO excited to welcome 18 campers, 7 volunteers and 3 staff for our 5th Summer running. 🙂 We couldn't have done this without the financial support of our GG Ambassador and so...
#Runforcamp Fundraiser Update
YOU GUYS! I'm so excited to share that we have raised $1,000 for camp already! And we have our amazing GG Ambassador, James Denton to thank. Again. Yep, James Denton, aka Mike the Plumber from the hit TV show Desperate Housewives has donated to our camp for a...
GG Summer Camp is BACK!
For the 5th Summer running The Groovy Garfoose is proud to offer a week long creative arts camp experience for teens and adults of all abilities! A Midsummer Night's Dream: Music, Art & Dance Camp will run July 13 - July 17, 2015 from 4:00-6:30pm each...
Olaf The Snowman
To celebrate the first snowfall in Ohio, I rewrote the lyrics to "Frosty the Snowman" today and wanted to share it with all of you! Almost a year later, my clients are still loving "Let it Go", "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" and, well, anything associated with...
Happy May and a Giveaway
I can't help but smile when I look at all those happy faces from our Lake Metroparks Glee Club last month. This Spring we explored the theme of happiness singing songs like Pharrell's "Happy" and American Authors "Best Day of My Life". And yes, we even wore these...