Orange County

What to Expect in a Music Therapy Session

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Just how no two children are alike, music therapy sessions vary from client to client. What goes on inside a session depends greatly on your child’s/client’s needs and preferences. A typical session will include a hello song to indicate the start of the session, music interventions to work on social/emotional, perceptual/motor, language/communication, preacademic, and musical … Read more

5 Interesting Facts of Music History

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1. The oldest discovered musical instrument is 40,000 years old Two flutes found in a cave in Germany are made of bird bone and mammoth ivory. These instruments are dated to what is considered the prehistoric period of music, or the time before music was notated. Due to the lack of notation, it’s difficult to … Read more

5 Essential Practicing Tips

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Here are a few tips to help your music practice (or any other practice, for that matter) become more efficient and helpful, rather than discouraging and upsetting.   Slow down When you’re learning, it takes time for your brain and body to synchronize. Give plenty of space for synchronization to happen by taking things very, … Read more

“Let’s Play Music” and “Sound Beginnings” Classes

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Play Your Part will be offering Let’s Play Music and NEW Sound Beginnings classes beginning this fall. If you’d like to try it out this summer, we will be hosting several FREE sample classes.

 

Sounds Beginnings (0-4 yrs)–click on a date to register for FREE

Children learn best when they feel loved and nurtured. This fact is the core of the Sound Beginnings philosophy. Sound Beginnings provides the structure for natural play between a parent and his or her child. Taking us back to days before electronic stimulus, buttons and screens, Sound Beginnings gives the parents the tools to connect with their child on an intimate, playful level. These tools, both musical and literary, provide a solid framework for a child to learn, thrive and flourish.

Now, that’s a sound beginning.

Monday, July 10th at 3:30pm in Mission Viejo

Thursday, July 13th at 10:15am in Mission Viejo

Friday, July 14th at 9:30am in Orange

Saturday, July 15th at 11:00am in Mission Viejo

 

Let’s Play Music (4-6 yrs) (email brianna@playyourpartmusic.com to register for FREE)

Let’s Play Music is a music theory course that emphasizes total musicianship through piano playing, singing, classical music, note reading and ear training…and it’s all accomplished through PLAY!

Saturday, June 17th at 10:00am in Mission Viejo

Saturday, July 15th at 10:00am in Mission Viejo

Saturday, August 5th at 10:00am in Mission Viejo

 

How Drumming Relieves Stress

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Click Here to Register for our Drumming Group Saturday, July 22nd at 5:30pm in Mission Viejo $15.00 (address provided with RSVP) Email meghan@playyourpartmusic.com to RSVP!   Dr. Barry Bittman, MD and his collaborators from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California tested the blood chemistry of 111 healthy men and women. The participants … Read more

Join Us at “Babychella” This Sunday, March 12th

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Play Your Part, Inc. will have a booth at the Babychella festival this Sunday, so come say hi! Come by our booth and you will receive either a free sample session of Let’s Play Music or Sounds Beginnings classes, 50% off a 30-minute music lesson, or a Free Music Therapy Intake! Information about Babychella from … Read more

New Studio Grand Opening

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On Sunday, March 1st, Play Your Part, Inc.’s new studio opened with a bang! Over 60 people joined us in celebrating our new studio space in Mission Viejo. Check out our Facebook post for a glimpse into all the fun! Kids enjoyed checking out the new waiting room, bathroom and clinic space. Arts and crafts … Read more

Reflect(ions)

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Today was my last day of teaching at OCSA for the semester. Parts of me were happy, parts of me were sad, but when the students led a few interventions for their final project…part of me felt anxious. Why…? I’m not sure…but as I reflect on my first semester (ever!) of teaching high schoolers, I … Read more

Majoring in Music (dot) Com

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I recently came across this great website. Great concept. Great articles. Why hadn’t I heard of it before? Check out MajoringInMusic.Com. And more specifically, check out Music Therapy for Children with Autism. This fall semester, I am teaching an Introduction to Music Therapy course at the Orange County School of the Arts. Most of my students … Read more

Autism Live Interview

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Hey there again. This past Wednesday, April 9th, I had the wonderful opportunity to share the benefits of music therapy for those with Autism on the Autism Live show with Shannon and Nancy. They were so welcoming and made me feel very comfortable in my first ‘live’ interview! (excuse me while I scream in excitement!) … Read more