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New Instrument! The Singing Bowl
The other instrument that was recently given to me as a gift is a singing bowl. The singing bowl descends from the Chinese standing bell, which was made of bronze and struck with a mallet. The name’s reference to the instrument’s ability to “sing” comes from the method of playing it which involves rotating a...
January 10, 2020
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New Instrument! The Kalimba
I recently added two new instruments to my collection, I would like to introduce them both to you in their own blog posts. The first is the kalimba. The kalimba is a westernized descendent of a traditional African instrument. It is sometimes also referred to as a thumb piano, due to the predominant use of...
January 7, 2020
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Some Quotes about Asperger’s Syndrome
I recently finished reading a very sweet novel in which the main character who, although undiagnosed, demonstrates several symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome. He is a brilliant geneticist and professor at a prestigious university in Australia. At the beginning of the book, he is asked by his friend and colleague to give a presentation on the...
November 28, 2019
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Counting Those Railroad Cars
This week, I will be running a group session with the theme of modes of transportation, I can't wait! There will be songs about boats, bicycles, airplanes, buses, and more. There's also a song about trains, take a look at the video below! This song will be used to practice basic counting, clarity of speech,...
November 25, 2019
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Song-writing in Music Therapy
Song-writing is a popular intervention in music therapy and can be adapted to work in a wide range of populations. Let me tell you about some of the variations, how they work, and how they help. Lyric substitution: This version of the song-writing intervention is the most accessible and the most flexible. Lyric substitution involves...
November 5, 2019
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Learning about ADHD: Blog Post 4/4
This is the final post in a series of blog posts about my learning at the Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada's conference last weekend. If you have followed along for the week, to you I say THANK YOU! If this is the first post you've read, I hope your curiosity will be piqued enough to...
October 24, 2019
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