August 25th, 2010 
Kat Fulton 
I’ve recently been working on socialization, providing an outlet for creative expression, decreasing isolation, providing a basis for reminiscence, improving communication, managing stress, and promoting wellness in my older adult clients. I provide music therapy to independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, Alzheimer’s/dementia, and everything in between. Here’s a rainstorm video. Watch at your own [...]
Posted in For Music Therapists, Older Adults 
Tags: active music-making, elderly music, music therapy 
4 Comments » 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 » April 22nd, 2010 Kat Fulton 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)
April 20th, 2010 Kat Fulton 
I wrote a description of this song intervention in No Worries, No Hurries, and No Wrong Notes. Now you can see it in action! I am using Blue Suede Shoes as a guided music-making experience with improvisation. Because Blue Suede Shoes is a standard 12-bar blues, you can use any song with the same form. [...]
April 13th, 2010 Kat Fulton There has been an explosion of great blog posts in the past week, and I want to share them with you. They have enhanced my every day practice of self-care, wellness, and music therapy. Self-care & Wellness 1. Rest and Recovery from the Art of Non-Conformity. Chris describes how to manage energy instead of time. [...]
Posted in For Music Therapists, Music & Wellness Tags: music therapy, refreshed, self-care, wellness 2 Comments »
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