by Mary | Apr 5, 2014 | advocacy, Autism, learning moment, music therapy
SWAMTA Conference Highlights Each year there are two major music therapy conferences that I attend. One is the national music therapy conference hosted by AMTA and the other is hosted by smaller regions of AMTA. Here in Texas we are part of the Southwestern Region....
by Mary | Apr 3, 2014 | Autism, free resources, social skills
It is very important that our clients, children, and/or students learn to develop appropriate social skills. This is an area that can particularly challenging, especially when those middle and high school years begin to roll around! I was recently asked to write a...
by Mary | Apr 1, 2014 | Autism, language skills, music therapy, technology
A couple weeks ago I shared all about my favorite must have app: Bitsboard. Read all about it here. It has so many amazing features, and I really do use it daily in my music therapy sessions! Part of the reason that I love this app is that it reduces the amount of...
by Mary | Mar 27, 2014 | Autism, cogntive skills, free resources, music therapy
Meet my friend Letter Monster! He is a very friendly monster really. He has a big smile on his face and as long as you feed him letters of the alphabet, he will happy and content. I love pinterest, and I am always on the lookout for song and music activity...
by Mary | Mar 17, 2014 | Autism, cogntive skills, free resources, math skills, music therapy
Have you (or your children!) seen this adorable show on PBS? We spent last week (our Spring Break) at Navarre Beach in Florida (between Pensacola and Destin if you need a reference). The weather was definitely less than stellar. In fact, it was fairly cold (35-60...
by Mary | Mar 13, 2014 | apps, Autism, language skills, music therapy
Bitsboard is without question my most used and most favorite app for iPad right now. I mean I LOVE it and use the app on a daily basis. Parents, teachers, and therapists MUST have this one. Many of my clients are working on goals that involve increasing their...
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