What to Expect in a Music Therapy Session

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

New Studio Grand Opening

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

Majoring in Music (dot) Com

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

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

Glass Mountain

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