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Come join our Blue Ridge Music Therapy singers as we share together a collection of holiday music.  This event is sponsored by the Devin D. Kusse Music Foundation as a fundraiser for the Blue Ridge Music Therapy Center.

When: Saturday December 8th, 2012

Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Where: East Irondequoit Middle School (In the cafetorium)

Location: 155 Densmore Road, Rochester, NY

$5 ticket at the door.

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iPad Applications Video Demonstration

by admin on October 14, 2012


This video was made for a presentation at the AMTA 2012 conference.  It includes a quick demonstration of my favorite apps for the iPad.

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Twinderella the Musical: Scene 1

June 11, 2012

Students in our Blue Ridge Theater class along Studio 440 and other community artists recently performed “Twinderella the Musical”.  If you would like to see the first scene of the musical, follow this link to VIMEO.  We had an amazing time and raised money for our programs. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]

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Duet Contest Winners!

May 16, 2012

Congratulations to our Duet Contest winners and everyone who submitted entries!  It was such a fun way to kick off the Song Shop and will definitely lead to future contests! A special thanks to the guest judges who volunteered their time to view and listen to all the submissions.  It was a very close contest. [...]

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Duet Contest Entries

May 3, 2012

I wanted to hold a special event for my followers and celebrate the opening of the Song Shop at Time for Music.  What better way then to bring music therapists together to make music?  I thought a duet contest would spark some collaborations and music making- and I am so pleased that it did! Below [...]

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Update on the Duet Contest

May 2, 2012

Thank you for all of your Duet Contest entries!  I will soon have a blog post with all of the contest entries included.  My panel of distinguished judges will be reviewing the submissions and we will be announcing the winners in a few weeks!  I thought you might like to see some of the prizes! [...]

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Converting a YouTube Video to a MP3

April 27, 2012

As music therapists we likely purchase tons and tons of music.  I know my iTunes library has around 9,500 items.  There are times though when you need a MP3 of a song in a pinch or maybe only for one session.  Here is a great way to use technology to assist you by converting a [...]

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The NEW Song Shop Membership

April 13, 2012

The Song Shop includes over 90 original songs.  MP3′s and lyrics sheets for each song is also provided.  Songs are divided into easy-to-explore categories like: Songs for Adaptive Skills Songs for Cognitive Development Songs for Goodbyes and Closings Songs for Greetings and Openings Songs for Mathematics Songs for Movement Songs for Reading and Language Arts [...]

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The “Time for Music” Duet Contest

March 11, 2012

Duet Contest Entry Form I’m so excited to announce this contest for Time for Music followers!  Basically I am looking for a video or recording of two music therapists performing a duet together.  The duet can be vocals, instrumental, or a combination of both.  The music therapist can be a professional practitioner or a college [...]

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The Anytune App

March 5, 2012

  I had to take a moment to share this amazing application I have been using in some of my sessions with all of you!  I started out with a free version of Anytune for my iPad and quickly upgraded to Anytune HQ.  With this app, you can take most any song in your iTunes [...]

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