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
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
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
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
Not sure if any of you have checked in on Jimmy Fallon and the new Tonight Show, but WOW is he doing some great and funny things! The creativity never ceases to amaze me.
This past Sunday were the Oscars and ‘Let it Go’ won for Best Song from the Movie Frozen. Here is Idina Menzel singing the Academy Award winning song on Jimmy Fallon, accompanied by members of the band playing children’s instruments. LOVE IT.
This past Saturday I presented about music therapy to the folks at Glass Mountain in Irvine, CA. Ten people were in attendance and I spoke about the field of music therapy, my story of why I became a music therapist, and then we ended with a drum circle. The participants were just lovely, smart, kind, … Read more
Here’s what’s happening at Play Your Part this month! We finished up our first series of “Music and Me” groups! We have started two new clients this month (yay!) and currently looking for more students and clients to fill our schedule. Brianna Shaffer was featured in the Winter 2014 Chapman Magazine (picture above). Play Your Part … Read more
My dad came across this article yesterday and sent it my way, as did my father-in-law. ha ha. They are both always watching out for me! It briefly described using music therapy, specifically “Therapeutic Music Videos”, with patients 11 to 24 undergoing stem cell transplants. Goals during treatment were to boost resilience , which they … Read more
Did you all watch the Grammys last night? Of course I had to tune in as there were many musical collaborations in the line up. My favorite (by far!) was Carole King and Sara Bareilles’ duet of “Beautiful Brave”. King is most known for her Song of the Year from the 70’s “You’ve Got a Friend” in which she was the first woman to receive the award. Enjoy the duet.
On January 7, 2014, Play Your Part, Inc. had an article published! We are so excited and thrilled about the article and hope that it brings new clients our way.