This is the most fun, recent hashtag I’ve used on Twitter. Go to Twitter and type “youknowyoureamusictherapistwhen” into the search bar to see all of the entries. Here it goes in 140 characters or less!
1. you’re adapting lyrics to “Party in the USA” for a presentation. (via Excelsior72)
2. you have to put your groceries in your back seat because your trunk is full (via michelleerfurt)
3. you have at least a dozen stock phrases to convince participants that they CAN make music (via Rachelle881)
4. any two taps in succession by your infant with her spoon counts as a beat to immediately echo back to her (via timringgold)
5. you write songs to teach neuroscience! Love it KimberlySMoore
6. the bumps you hit on the road are emphasized with a jingle jingle ♫
7. you are transcribing the latest Black Eyed Peas song for boomwhackers ensemble
8. your filing cabinet contains health docs, tax docs, receipts, business docs, and songs to learn
9. you take a turn in the car and get the whoooooooosh of the ocean drum somewhere underneath the back seat
10. fun djembes and other world percussion becomes part of your home decor
11. you impress your business professional friends by reciting all the lyrics to latest tween heart throb hit
12. the finished product from a visit with the fam includes a well-polished music video w/everyone making music
13. you turn baby babble into song and/or guitar riffs
14. you own enough musical instruments to invite neighbors within a city mile radius over for a jam session.
15. you’ve got the following in your head: bellydancing rhythm, functional kids song, April Showers, & J Denver
16. you listen, then politely and diplomatically clarify when people ask you if you are an entertainer
17. you start noticing the iso-principle and entrainment out there in the real world…
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Photo courtesy of Pixomar.
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