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Transitioning Back to School
Music as a Transition Tool for Students Blog written by Victoria Moore As the school year is rapidly approaching, parents are wondering how their child and family will deal with the many changes that are taking place this school year due to COVID-19. How can I best...
Post-Grad Music Therapy: A Parent’s Perspective
Congrats to the Class of 2020! Mari Johnson is one of many students who graduated high school from Newark Education Center this year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than concluding her services, Mari transitioned to community-based music therapy services this...
8 Strategies For Quality Sleep
Getting less than the required amount of sleep can affect your health, your mood, and your brain’s ability to function. This is true for children and adults. The longer you go without the sleep you need, the more the harmful effects compound. The recommended hours...
August Book: Hands to Heart
Blog post written by Kayla Davitt, MT-BC Song performed and recorded by Jamie Swieringa, MT-BC Stress. Stress of the unknown, stress of responsibilities. Now more than ever, we find ourselves in a time full of uncertainty. With schools announcing their plans for...
Emotional Wellbeing in Our Children: What Should We Look For?
One of our top priorities since the middle of March has been to carefully watch for the emotional wellbeing of our students, and their families once we began remote therapy sessions. As children were approved by each school district to receive music therapy through a...
Health Benefits of Drumming
For years we have seen the research that music, singing, playing an instrument, and even listening to specific music can increase the capabilities of the brain. These activities result in the brain being stimulated on both sides an occurrence called hemispheric...
Masked Communication: Helping Young Children
Young children look for emotional cues from caregivers to help interpret the environment. They rely on their caregiver’s facial expressions, tone of voice, and body posture to identify and understand emotions. There is much controversy on mask-wearing and at what age...
Book: Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea
Blog post written by Kayla Davitt, MT-BC Song performed and recorded by Jamie Swieringa, MT-BC A sea turtle. A dolphin. A great white shark. These are just some of the creatures you may think of when picturing yourself swimming in the ocean. With this...
Let’s Go Outside and Hear Some Music!
The lazy, hazy days of summer are officially upon us. This summer presents a few unique challenges for entertaining our children as many public places, camps, and activities remain closed due to the pandemic. After an entire spring of homeschooling and continued...