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5 Tips For Your First Year as a Music Therapist
Written by Joanna Vella Entering your first year as a music therapist, everything is exciting, and you are ready to dive in. As you progress through the year, you will face challenges you may not have anticipated. Whether it’s a quick schedule change, keeping up with...
Remote Music Therapy from a Parent’s Perspective
Behind every child in music therapy, there is an adult who helped them get there. Upstate Music Therapy Center is grateful to all of our parents and guardians who have worked tirelessly to ensure their children are getting the support they need during this time. Aaron...
Mindfulness for Kids: 4 Sensory Activities
Last month we touched on the topic of mindfulness and more specifically how to help your child use mindfulness breathing activities to calm their bodies and minds. This month we are highlighting some wonderful sensory activities that can allow you and your child to...
Book: Over the Rainbow
This blog post was written by Kayla Davitt, MT-BC Sunshine on my face. Rainbows in the sky. Smiles on the faces of friends and family. This is what I picture summer to be like. However, in these tumultuous times, I often find myself forgetting to smile or to take a...
A Whole New World: Music Teletherapy
Prior to COVID-19, the word “teletherapy” meant very little to our team of music therapists. To even consider not driving to school, homes, or daycares was not a thought in our minds. How could it be? Yet, in a matter of days teletherapy became a new reality. All the...
Book: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Blog submitted by Kayla Davitt, MT-BC Idea submitted by Erin Valvo, MT-BC Baseball is a favorite American pastime. I love walking into a baseball stadium and being inundated with the smell of popcorn, the sound of fans, and the green grass. During this time of...
Mindfulness for Kids: 5 Breathing Activities
Mindfulness has become more familiar in the western world over the last 40 years. It was mainly adopted by counselors working with individuals struggling with anxiety, compulsive disorders, and past trauma, training them to use this practice in and out of counseling. ...
Lean On Us
In times of sorrow, how do you carry on? Do you call a loved one? Do you turn to nature? Or, is it a song that gets you through? At UMTC, we know that music can lift the spirits in a special way. In an effort to do just that, our very own Jamie Swieringa combined...
Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs
A dog. A guitar. Ice cream. Dinosaurs. All in one story! We are excited to share with you a wonderful and entertaining storybook geared towards young children. Written by Eric Litwin (author of Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes), the storybook Groovy Joe Ice Cream...