Music Therapy in the Hospital Setting (Part 1) Music therapy has always captivated me as a universal language with the amazing power to touch emotions, foster healing, and provide comfort. My fieldwork experiences at university were diverse, but each placement always evoked the same passion […]
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Stretchy Band Movement Prop, Music, and Dementia A few years ago we went with our neighbor’s to a local assisted living facility. Caroline’s Dad lives there, and they head over once a month with their guitar, banjo, voices and meet some friends to put on
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American Music Therapy Association 2016 Conference Another year is quickly flying by. This week brings the annual music therapy conference. I’m excited to share where you’ll be able to find Bear Paw Creek’s movement props and instrument storage bags. Music Therapy Ed Happenings Kat from
The Influence of Mister Rogers This blog post will be a bit different than my norm, so I hope you’ll allow my ramblings a bit. I hope it encourages you in your work with the individuals you serve, young to the aged. It all started
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Fighting Childhood Cancer and the Comfort of Music Therapy Founder of Bear Paw Creek shares her personal experience of how Music Therapy brought comfort to her family during her daughter’s fight with leukemia. On Dec. 3, I took our five year old daughter to the
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Music & Movement: Why We Dance in Circles In this blog post I share some observations about connecting through circles, and I reveal how my brain had a total DISconnect! Last week Kindermusik released a blog post entitled: Music & Movement: Why We Dance in
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Music Memories and Mewsic Moves Glee Choir How did I get going on memory lane? All because of John Mews of Mewsic Moves fabulous documentary of the glee choir he leads. Take a watch, be inspired, and find your voice! A Trip Down My Musical
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Artie Almedia Parachutes and Ribbons and Scarves Listening Lessons with Movement Props A few months ago I stumbled across this FANTASTIC video using our Stretchy Band, proudly made in America. As I watched, I literally had goosebumps and tears. It is a humbling and awesome
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Music Education Tool: Bear Paw Creek’s 4″ Square Bean Bags Have you ever wondered what thousands of one of the best music education tools, Bean Bags, look like? Well, pictured on the right are 400 of each color, equaling 2,400! We packaged these up into
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