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MUSIC THERAPY IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA
Welcome to RhythmWORKS Music Therapy, LLC! Using music in a fun and motivating atmosphere, we assist children, teens and adults of all ages with their therapeutic needs. At RhythmWorks, we currently provide individual and contractual group music therapy services throughout Chicago’s western suburbs. Adaptive piano and guitar lessons are also available. We are passionate about music therapy and how it can be used to help people improve their lives. This site was designed to be used as a resource for clients, parents, music therapists and others interested in finding out more about music therapy. Please feel free to explore and enjoy!
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5 Strategies to Help You Stop the Flu in its Tracks!
It’s flu season and this year it’s hitting harder than usual. As music therapists, we are constantly aware of the battle between being exposed to germs, spreading them and staying healthy. So far, I’ve been winning the battle this year…. even after being exposed to the flu and other illnesses on multiple occasions. So I ...
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Connect-a-Stretchy Band
The Connect-a-Stretchy Band from Bear Paw Creek, is a staple in my bag of tricks! I love it because it can be used with all age groups to meet a variety of goals. An indispensable feature is that it can be re-sized easily and immediately to fit the size of your groups. One of my ...
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How to Make Interactive Dice with Images – Smart Board Technology
After my last blog post about the, Thank-You Game, I received a request asking me to explain how I attached images to the dice using Smart Board Notebook software. I created a video of the process and listed the steps below: After creating a new Smart Board project, click on the picture icon on the left side ...
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Thank You Game
Last year, we got together with my husband’s family for Christmas. All of our children are older, but my nephew had recently married a great woman with a young son, and they had also had a baby together. On Christmas day, we gathered to open gifts. The children were so excited. The first present the ...
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Holiday Activities
December is full of holidays that we can build music therapy interventions around. Since I mainly work in school settings, I design activities using secular songs and cultural aspects associated with each holiday. This is also important because it doesn’t exclude clients who don’t celebrate specific holidays. The Rockin’ Dreidel Song by Sha Na Na Goals: Social ...
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DYNAMITE!!!!!!!!!
I recently posted this on Music Therapy Dynamic’s Facebook page, but thought I’d share it here too. (With some added suggestions!) Need an age appropriate song to use with teens or young adults? Check out Dynamite by Taio Cruz! I use it in group activities with a stretchy band. The chorus is great for ...
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Bumping Up & Down in My EasyGoWagon
This post is in response to week 2 of the #MusicTherapyBlogger challenge sponsored by Serenade Designs! Challenge #2: Write about something that works for you in your everyday life as a music therapist. I am a traveling music therapist and for years, have been trying to come up with an easy system for getting to and ...
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Where’s Your Next Show?
I was facilitating a music therapy session for children with multiple needs at an elementary school and it had been a great session. After we sang the “Goodbye Song”, a substitute teacher, who had never experienced a music therapy session before, looked at me with a face full of exuberance and asked, “Do you have to go ...
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Indestructible Maracas
[fb_button] If you are looking for maracas that seem to be indestructible and sound good, I highly recommend Hohner’s Kids S363 Mini Plastic Maracas. I have used these maracas in my music therapy sessions for almost five years and none of them has ever broken. Durability is high on the list of characteristics I look for when purchasing instruments that ...
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