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My name is JoAnn Jordan. I am a board certified music therapist providing services in Hays, Kansas and the surrounding area. Providing music therapy services to older adults & preschoolers is a joy for me. Sharing resources is what this site is all about.
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Secrets of Creating Inspired Themes
In this post I am sharing some of my secrets for creating and using inspired themes. It is my hope they are helpful in kick starting a session, a week, a month, or a year for you. They are easy to apply ideas for the home, school, and long-term care settings. So here we go!
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Posted in Music Therapy, Older Adults, Preschool, Theme
Tagged Ask an Expert, Assisted living, Google, Jeopardy, postaweek2011, theme
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A Breeze of Songs
While Chicago may be the windy city, it is rare to not have wind in Kansas. The first time I moved to Florida from Kansas, an older neighbor came rushing out the door while I was hanging close on the … Continue reading
I want to improve!
It is my desire to better serve my readers. As such, I have hired a web consultant. She has requested I enlisted a few of my followers to participate in a ten to fifteen minute phone conversation for the purpose of: Continue reading
Hummm for your Health
I love learning things. I have learned lots of crazy things. I have learned many things that fascinate me. So it is with humming. While I was interviewed by Janis Harris, MT-BC she shared research on health benefits of humming. There is an amazing amount of research. (Check Google Scholar and see for yourself.) Research seems to indicate sustained, low pitched humming several times a day increases the nitric oxide produced in the sinuses which seems to decrease frequency and severity of sinus infections in adults. Continue reading
Posted in Music Therapy, Older Adults
Tagged Hum (sound), learning, postaweek2011, Quality of life, research
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7 Link Challenge – Music Sparks Version
My friend, Michelle Erfurt put out a challenge on Music Therapy Tween for a 7 link challenge. This seemed like a simple challenge. The questions only apply to the dates of August 2010 – July 2011. So here we go!
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Posted in Music Therapy, Older Adults, Preschool
Tagged Google, Health, intergenerational, Music, Music Therapy, Old age, postaweek2011, resource
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Singable Stories: Some Sunday Specials
From time to time I teach Sunday School at my church. These singable stories would be appropriate for Sunday Schools, religion classes, or just sharing with a child. Check them out! I hope you enjoy these books. Which is your … Continue reading
Posted in Music Therapy, Preschool
Tagged Books, Children, Music, postaweek2011, Religion and Spirituality, Song, Sunday school, Toddlers and Preschoolers
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Top Intergenerational Music Blogs
My last two top ten posts looked at music therapy and music with older adults. Here is list #3 – the top intergenerational music blogs. This took a little work as many are just news articles or single posts. So, I’m trying to share sites with the greatest information. You will notice there are only seven. Most of the items were news stories or offered only an overview of the program. Continue reading
Posted in Intergenerational, Music Therapy, Older Adults, Preschool
Tagged intergenerational, Intergenerationality, Music, Music Therapy, Old age
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Sparks Spot: Erin Bullard
Today’s post is a guest spot which excites me. It is by Erin Bullard who I met through Twitter. Erin Bullard is a board-certified music therapist and neurologic music therapy fellow. She completed her master’s degree in music therapy weeks before becoming a mother in 2009 and has since focused on the intricacies of parenting. She has recently started blogging on life as a parent and using music to guide that process. If you fancy, read more at http://parentsong.wordpress.com Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Music Therapy, Preschool
Tagged Children, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, postaweek2011, Toddlers and Preschoolers
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Family in Song
My family is important to me. I love my husband & daughter. My dad, siblings, their spouses/significant others, their kids all fill my thoughts. Then there are my many aunts, uncles and cousins. These are special people to me. And, … Continue reading
Top 10 Blogs on Music with Older Adults
Last week I shared a post on the top 10 music therapy blogs. Todays list is from my search of Google for “music with older adults.” Continue reading
Posted in Music, Music Therapy, Older Adults
Tagged Google, Music, Music Therapy, Old age, postaweek2011
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