What do you do when your music class becomes chaotic and you can’t seem to get them back?

Falling leaves, changing colors, crisp air, pumpkin spice everywhere! Fall is rolling in, and it’s one of our favorite seasons here at Music For Kiddos.

What’s your relationship with technology as a music therapist or music educator? Do you use YouTube in your lessons/sessions, or, do you create videos for YouTube?

I had the pleasure to meet Bill Henry & Bruce Fite of The Music Podcast For Kids. We talked about their podcast and about different technology tools we can use as music therapists and music educators. Additionally, they shared some tips & tricks for running a YouTube channel.

The Shy Little Monster is the music-book I wrote & self-published, illustrated by Sarah Pilar. This (not scary!) Halloween story is a charming and beautifully illustrated Halloween book that celebrates silliness, friendship, and shows kids that hard things can be made just a little bit easier with the help of your (adorable monster) friends.

On this blog post & on episode 33 of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, I’m sharing how I self-published a children's book because I want to save you some time if publishing a children’s book is one of the things you’d like to do. It’s a lot more simple than you would think.

We are talking business this week on the blog! On this blog post, we are sharing our favorite online marketing tools we use almost every single day to create content and work on the behind the scenes of Music For Kiddos.

There are some questions about sensory regulation, songwriting & early childhood music education that I get asked on a consistent basis over on Instagram or Facebook. Especially since the release of my Social Media Marketing For Music Therapists & Music Educators course last year, I’ve increasingly received questions about how I run my online business, Music For Kiddos.

So I’m going to answer some of my most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about how is it that I am able to create an online business, in a really specialized way, with a relatively small audience, that provides a full-time income.

I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for new songs to play in the car, to bring to my classes or session, or to share over our Instagram & Facebook. Spotify playlists are a great resource to find new music, as they include songs and artists that we might have not found otherwise!

How do we use music to help regulate kids’ sensory systems?

Over the years, I’ve talked to hundreds of music therapists, music educators and parents about self-regulation, and it is a topic that tends to really pique everybody's interest. On this blog post and on episode 31 of the Music For Kiddos podcast, we're talking about songs for sensory regulation and about songs that can be used to help regulate kids’ sensory systems.

Some mindfulness-based, like those inspired in the practice and process of yoga, are movement songs that help children improve balance & strength, build motor skills while practicing mindfulness & self-expression. In addition to the mental & physical benefits of practicing mindful movement, guiding children through yoga-inspired movement, sequences and poses can be fun.

Yoga is a Hindu process & tradition and you can learn more about its meaning and history here and here.