Have you ever wanted to learn more about music therapy for kids? Well today I have, Carrie Friddell MT-BC, a Board Certified Music Therapist to tell us more about what music therapy is and how it is helpful for kids. She works with children with special needs in her clinical music therapy practice, In Harmony […]
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10 Benefits of Arts Education
My son and I go to the theatre a lot. It is great bonding time and we have so much fun. This past week we got to enjoy the Disney show “Newsies” at TPAC Performing Arts Center in Nashville. Part of the reason that we go is because I love theater (having spent so much of my […]
DIY Music Binder Tutorial- How To Organize Sheet Music
I came up with this tutorial for how to make an organized music practice binder for my son and I thought it may be useful to others. He plays piano for school and I needed to get his music sheets and music binder more organized to easily keep track of his practice records, sheet music, […]
The Benefits Of Music For Children
If you were to ask my 4th grade orchestra teacher why he dedicated his life to teaching young children how to play stringed instruments, I assure you his answer would not be, “because it sounds so pretty.” Talking to him later on in life, he would say he loved the change he got to see […]
How To Get Kids To Practice Music
Music can be an enriching experience for children. While many children enjoy listening to music, getting kids to practice for music lessons may take some convincing. One of the keys to make learning an instrument enjoyable is to make it seem like less of a chore. My son has been taking piano lessons for 6 years […]