August 10th, 2010 
Kat Fulton 
Singing, moving, dancing, song-writing, relaxing, caring for self, improvising, and playing an assortment of instruments are essential to a quality music therapy & wellness program for older adults. Music therapists use music as the medium for providing cognitive stimulation, gross/fine motor movement, socialization, agitation reduction, memory validation, reminiscence, and more… but here are a few [...]
Posted in Drumming, Older Adults 
Tags: elderly, elderly music, elders, healing drum, older adults exercise 
2 Comments » July 20th, 2010 Kat Fulton 
Listen to the archived Drum Call here. Christine Stevens of UpBeat Drum Circles and I had a fun time dishing about drumming and music therapy. Thanks to all the great questions by the callers! Topics covered were: 1. Self-care 2. Social media and social networking to expand your business 3. Activities for well-elderly, seniors, and [...]
July 14th, 2010 Kat Fulton 
Ayub Rhythm + Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen = Successful Older Adult Drumming and Singing Here’s a fun way to drum with older adults in your music therapy or group drumming sessions. I particularly enjoy introducing something new by way of something old and familiar. (Granted, the Ayub rhythm is much “older” than Carmen, it will [...]
Posted in Drumming, Older Adults, Z Tags: ayub, bizet, carmen, drum circle facilitation, Drumming, elderly music, elders, habanera, music therapy, Older Adults, opera, rhythm 5 Comments » June 30th, 2010 Kat Fulton So, you like the idea of drumming, but where do you start and what kind of drum should you get? A million drums are out there from all over the world. Small ones, big ones, drums that are played in your lap, in your hand, on the floor, on the side, with a mallet, without [...]
June 16th, 2010 Kat Fulton I’m really enjoying being a part of this enormous online community of music therapists, drum circle facilitators, and music-making enthusiasts. There are so many brilliant and talented people out there, and I’ve been thrilled to be involved in the music-making blogger community since January. One particularly thrilling day stands out for me personally thus far. [...]
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