Linda | NeuroHealth Music Therapy, LLC

Virtual Jack-o-Lantern Activity

by Linda | Oct 29, 2013 | Activities, Blog, Halloween, Motor skills, self-esteem, Turn Taking

Today in a couple of our sessions, we made virtual Jack-o-lanterns! First we sang a song written by my friend and fellow music therapist, Amanda Ellis, called, “Pumpkin, Pumpkin, It’s Almost Halloween”. You can listen to it below or click HERE....

Halloween Fun

by Linda | Oct 29, 2013 | Activities, Blog, Halloween, Holidays, Parachute, Puppets, social skills, Special needs

Halloween is such a fun time of year. This year I found a tarantula puppet that was so scary; I left on the price tag just in case it was too much for the kids. Boy was I wrong! (Except for one staff member who ran out of the room when she saw it!) One activity...

Fun with the Lollipop Drum!

by Linda | Sep 26, 2013 | Attention, Blog, Instruments, Intervention ideas, Motor skills

In this session, one of the students had requested drums and I just so happened to have the ever popular, lollipop drums, with me today. In this video, Sarah is working on motor and attending skills – sustaining play and stopping when cued. As the song...

Instrument of the Day – The Qchord

by Linda | Sep 23, 2013 | Activities, Autism, Blog, Impulse Control, Instruments, Intervention ideas, Motor skills, Turn Taking

The Qchord is a fun and motivating instrument. It is easy to use and can be adapted to all ability levels. This past week we were using it in our groups to work on turn taking and fine motor skills. Waiting for a turn is especially difficult with a...

First Week of School

by Linda | Aug 31, 2013 | Autism, Blog, Impulse Control, Instrument Songs, Intervention ideas, Multi-needs, social skills, Turn Taking

The first week of school has come to a close and we are off to a great start in music therapy! Many of my students are in new schools or have new classmates; therefore, it was important to encourage social interactions. In order to learn each other’s names and...