#musictherapy

Sep 261 min

Children of all abilities have empathy too

So I choked a little during a session and started coughing. The little one who was engaged in some form of rambunctious musical capering...

Jun 25, 20231 min

Conversations in Music

Little Ones with challenges communicating socially may be able to indicate what they want or need, but beyond that, conversing might be...

Jun 21, 20231 min

Ruminating on...Music in and as therapy

Music is a very flexible form of art which meets the needs of individuals at various levels. Music, in and of itself, has therapeutic...

May 13, 20231 min

Something about music!

The children we work with have different ways of connecting and relating to their environments. Some prefer staying within their familiar...

Dec 26, 20221 min

Celebrate successes

Nearing the end of the year, we tend to do a little stocktake on how each student had progressed. We were reminded that just as there...

May 1, 20221 min

Being Musical

I have been reading for inspiration the last few days. Yes, Music teachers and music therapists do need to be invigorated and...

Mar 15, 20222 min

Being Child-centred is an art!

The practice at Rejoice Creative is a child-centered one. I remember speaking to a parent of a child who just started sessions and she...

Mar 9, 20221 min

Expecting the unexpected

Every child we work with connect and learn in different ways. While working with children of all abilities, we are like investigators,...

Mar 8, 20221 min

Thought of the week: Breakthroughs

We always look forward to breakthroughs in our sessions. These breakthroughs can come in many forms including: a meaningful glance from a...

Feb 13, 20222 min

Of Rewards and External Validation

Recently, NYTimes published an essay written by Eileen Gu, one of the Winter Olympic gold medalists, about her relationship with pressure...

Feb 6, 20222 min

Appreciate that learning music is not the easiest thing to do!

Recently, I had conversations with some individuals who appeared to think that learning music or an instrument is just about the most...