https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1DdLCJXr34&feature=youtu.be It's Christmas Eve and I just hosted a "watch-party" on YouTube to premiere...

Well, the day is almost here. My appearance offering a TedX talk is just days away. I’d be happy to share more information about the...

Happy Music Therapy Week to an incredible team here at Oak Park Music Therapy. Amazing work is being done by these folks. Thank you for...

Here’s a little reminder originally held in a class with the fabulous Kim Wade of Inner Gaze Yoga. It was a Mother’s Day tribute, but I...

Cathy Knoll, music therapist extraordinaire, tells it like it is. Behind her words you can also see the difference between music...

At long last – our virtual concert!  Not unlike a concert hall where you might go to hear your loved one play, I’ve put together a...

Whenever I think about summer and get excited about the change of pace, the opportunity for added fun and flexibility, an ancient song...

Shocked and saddened I was yesterday to hear the news about Prince. I think I was in 7th or 8th grade when Purple Rain came out. I have...

So, keeping a blog is quite a task, especially for someone like me who doesn’t want to be, well, a bother. There are so very many choices...

There’s a little game I play with patients who are too ill or are too uncomfortable to interact fully to play or sing with me. I call...

Today, I am grateful for a quiet studio, good public education where the children in my Thanks to all of you who have made it possible...

I stopped writing here more than 2 months ago.  Not on purpose to be sure, but more out of the need to focus in and take care of...

Katy Perry in Berlin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) From time to time I get to share my patient’s work.  I do this with express permission...

January was a crazy month for me — I feel like I am just emerging from the mayhem of the holidays then a very busy professional month. I...

Absolutely brilliant. You must watch this. Thanks LaDona! #musicenjoyment #music #listeningtomusic #joy #musiceducation

Another incredible week of making music with and for people has come to a close. Today we rewrote the lyrics to Heartbreak Hotel, made...

Since my last post many weeks ago, I have been blessed to be a part of so many incredible moments of transformation and healing. As a...

I recently led a group drumming experience with about 30 adults, most struggling with issues of depression or anxiety.  It was amazing to...

I met with a child earlier this week.  My goal was to help her cope with being in the hospital after her surgery. It became quickly...