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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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Category Archives: Intergenerational
5 Go To Blogs for Intergenerational Ideas
Since May is the 5th month, I have a few top five posts coming up. To start I have selected intergenerational ideas. Unlike many other populations, there are not a wide variety of ideas on the web that are ready … Continue reading
Grandma Got a Drum
At first thought grandma and drum might seem mutually exclusive words. Watch a music therapist or a drum facilitator lead a drum circle of older adults and you might just change your mind. Drum circles can be a big hit … Continue reading
Posted in Intergenerational, Music Therapy, Older Adults
Tagged Assisted living, Drum circle, Hays Kansas, Music Therapy, Old age
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Mother Goose
Readers of this blog know I promote reading and singing stories with children. I also love rhymes like Mother Goose. As May 1st is Mother Goose Day, it seemed timely to highlight this wonderful source. There are a wealth of resources … Continue reading
Posted in Intergenerational, Music Therapy, Preschool
Tagged Literature, Mother Goose, Rhyme
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A Library of Music
For many years, libraries have been wonderful blessings to me. My parents read to me as a young child, so I remember reading to myself around kindergarten age. When I was in third grade, we moved to a small town. … Continue reading
Posted in Intergenerational, Music, Older Adults, Preschool, Resources
Tagged Elvis Presley, Harry Chapin, Hays Kansas, library, Nursery rhyme, Take Me Home Country Roads
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Sharing Music – Connecting The Generations
This guest post is by Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou. An award-winning children’s performer, DARIA (Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou) has seven cd’s that have won national honors. She has the most awesome job of traveling the world to sing for kids and peace. Her website; located … Continue reading
Music Lasts a Lifetime
Last week I shared a little regarding this wonderful theme for Music in Our Schools month. It is such a wonderful theme, I wanted to share a few more thoughts. Our society has become progressively more passive consumers of music. … Continue reading
Resources for You!
I am so thankful for the many people who receive my newsletter. Their feedback has encouraged me to offer something exciting! Beginning in January 2012, two new resources will become available through Music Sparks at NO COST to those who … Continue reading
Posted in Intergenerational, Older Adults, Preschool, Resources
Tagged Child, Intergenerationality, jordanenterpriseinmusic.com, Music Therapy, Old age
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Here’s a bright idea!
For those in the northern hemisphere, the day with the least amount of daylight is approaching. With is comes National Flashlight Day on December 21st. In my family, flashlights are a major source of childhood fun to the point my … Continue reading
Musical Ingredient for a Open Face Sandwich
This installment in the “Sandwich series” address the open-faced sandwich, a term coined by Carol Abaya as found on the Sandwich Generation® site. An open-faced sandwich is “anyone else involved in eldercare.” They are the people open to providing support to the ill person … Continue reading
Posted in Intergenerational, Older Adults, Resources
Tagged Family, Music Therapy, Sandwich Generation
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Cookie Cutter Music
Many people are in the holiday mode. Seasonal cooking has started! My daughter is the cookie maker. A little calendar checking uncovered December 1-7 is National Cookie Cutter Week. While visions of holiday sugar coolies or making crafts with them may spring … Continue reading
Posted in Intergenerational, Older Adults, Preschool, Resources, Theme
Tagged Cookie, Cookie cutter, Ice rink, Ice skate, Winter Wonderland
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