On episode 53 of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, I have the pleasure to have music therapist and founder of The Self Care Institute, Ami Kunimura and we talk about burnout and taking care of ourselves as music therapists and music educators. Ami has such a peaceful and calming presence and we hope this episode and her words feel nourishing and encouraging to you amidst the chaos and changes you might be experiencing.

On episode 52 of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, we are featuring Janet Stephens, who is the owner of Bear Paw Creek. Bear Paw Creek is a sponsor on the podcast, and I wanted to have a chat with Janet because I was really interested in how Bear Paw Creek got started.

Amplifying the art, music and voices of Black early childhood music artists.

On this blog post, I’m sharing with you 3 winter music books and their melodies for preschool and kindergarten music classes and sessions.

I have compiled some of my favorite songs, ideas, books and Telehealth/virtual resources that could help you plan your early childhood and elementary Valentine’s Day lessons.

Do you know the BenAnna Band? If you haven’t listened to their wonderful music yet, you should!

We are joined by some of the most delightful people ever. We had the pleasure to chat with the members of the BenAnna Band, Ben Norton and Anna Delgado.

Winter is here and for some, it will be here for a while. On this blog post, we are sharing with you some of our favorite winter music activities, resources and ideas for preschool and kindergarten music time.

You’ll find activities, finger plays, books, visuals, and other ideas to help you plan you preschool and kindergarten music classes during the winter months.

I'm going to walk you through a preschool and kindergarten music monthly lesson plan and what I do to introduce it gradually over the course of a month; I'm going to give you a timeline for a lesson plan, assuming that you see your classes or your students once a week.

If you have regularly listened to the Music for Kiddos Podcast, if you read this blog or if you follow me on Instagram, you may already know that I have this tendency of “overdoing it.”

I am a super ambitious person, probably to a fault. And, I just have a tendency to overwork. I think a lot of it is out of this sense of trying to prove myself to myself. Or maybe, I'm trying to prove myself to other people a little bit (but I think most of it is just myself).

I want to show myself I can do things and that has led to a series of burnout cycles, maybe you can relate to this, too?

Winter is here… and so are some of our favorite winter songs for kids!