Music Therapy Session Ideas
Music Bingo: 12 Unique Themes for Quarantine Fun and Clinical Practice
Music Bingo: 12 Unique Themes for Quarantine Fun and Clinical Practice by Miranda Rex, MA, MT-BC We have all heard of music bingo. Most of us have probably done it multiple times. But what kinds of topics are you using? Sure Today’s Hits and 80s themes are fun, but...
Top 15 Songs About Platonic Love
Top 15 Songs About Platonic Love by Sammi Graham, MT-BC As a music therapist with a sentimental heart I love to create holiday-themed session plans whenever possible, but I’ve found that Valentine’s Day can be a difficult topic to find therapeutic applications for...
7 Ideas For Your Halloween Themed Music Therapy Session
7 Ideas for Your Halloween-Themed Music Therapy Session by Sammi Graham, MT-BC I just love holiday-themed sessions - especially Halloween. Halloween is a day that we are encouraged to embrace our inner child by dressing and eating exorbitant amounts of candy. Or, as...
Top 10 Classic Rock Songs for Children
Top 10 Classic Rock Songs for Children by Sammi Graham, MT-BC If you work primarily with children as a music therapist, you know how redundant children’s music can get. Classic children’s tunes are great because they work, but have you considered adapting songs from...
Interactive Picture Books to Use in Music Therapy
Interactive Picture Books to Use in Music Therapy by Sarah Coury-Rios, MME, MT-BC Have you ever been wandering the bookstore or library, looking through children's books and wondering about ways that you could incorporate them into music therapy sessions? I definitely...
Top 10 Indie and Alternative Pop/Rock Songs for Children
Top 10 Indie and Alternative Pop/Rock Songs for Children by Sammi Graham, MT-BC I love Raffi and Laurie Berkner as much as the next music therapist, but our tried and true songs can get stale after a while. So, if you’re looking to refresh your repertoire of...
Two Music Games to Use In Your Sessions This Week
Two Music Games to Use In Your Sessions This Week by Miranda Rex, MA, MT-BC Sometimes we all need a bit of a mental break. For this reason, I like to use music games with my clients--kids and adults alike--because it gives everyone some respite from the “seriousness”...
Help Your Clients Focus on “Self-Love” This Valentine’s Day
Help Your Clients Focus on “Self-Love” This Valentine’s Day! by Sammi Graham, MT-BC I love planning holiday-themed sessions and making visual aids, but when a client of mine recently requested a Valentine’s folder song -- I realized that I had none! I took to the...
Valentine’s Day Ideas for Music Therapists
Valentine's Day Ideas for Music Therapists by Sammi Graham, MT-BC If you're looking for creative ways to incorporate Valentine's Day-themed activities into your music therapy sessions this week, look no further! This Valentine's Day activities packet includes...
Feeling Stuck In the Middle? Never Give Up! Lyric Analysis Ideas for Music Therapists
Lyric Analysis Ideas for Music Therapists by Miranda Rex, MT-BC One of my favorite things I learned during my internship at the Austin State Hospital was creating supplemental activities to pair with my lyric analysis interventions. We would sing or listen to...