Ahhh Friday. The weekend is here, along with your Friday 5. Classic Album of the Week Innervisions by Stevie Wonder (Spotify link) What I’m Pondering The Kites and the Swans, from Aesop’s Fables: “The Kites of old time had, equally with the Swans, the privilege of song. But having heard the neigh of the horse, they were so enchanted with the sound, that they tried to imitate it; and, in trying to neigh, they forgot how to sing.” Article I’m Reading The creative brain is wired differently How I’m Feeding the…

Happy Friday! Here is your Friday 5 from Music Therapy Source. Classic AlbumAllan Brothers Band - Live at Fillmore East (Spotify link)I’ve been working on slide guitar with a client and this album is an excellent source of inspiration. Top-notch guitar work on this live recording. Product I’m UsingA slide can be especially helpful for adaptive guitar. Or a cool new palette of sonic possibilities in your guitar toolbox. First things first, you'll need a slide. Here is at least a place to start (I like glass, personally). And if you really want to get into…

Happy Friday everyone! As I write this I’m preparing to “feed the muse” by going on a weekend tour with my band. So it has been a busy week! Please invite your friends to subscribe to this email, and check out past editions at Music Therapy Source. Here is your Friday 5 for this week: Virtual Job ShadowI don’t know about you, but I can’t accommodate many of the job shadow requests I get for a variety of reasons. Other music therapists have shared the same issue. That’s why Hannah and I put together the Virtual Job…

It’s Friday and it’s time to give you 5 resources or cool things you can explore over the weekend or next week. Don’t forget to check out past editions on the website, and please forward this to someone you think would like to subscribe. Enjoy! Guitar Club: New Look, Same Value Guitar skills are one of the commonest areas music therapists say they want to improve. They also say TIME is the biggest barrier. In the MTS Guitar Club, almost all lessons are under 10 minutes, and I even try…

Happy first Friday of February! I want to start with some special shoutouts. Over the last few months, I’ve asked for some help covering costs of maintaining the website and email list so that I can keep delivering the Friday 5. I’m SO appreciative, and want to personally thank Jeffrey, two Rachels, Marilyn, Sheila, and Tori supporting the Friday 5 in January and several months prior. If you would also like to help, please visit MTS Love. Here is your Friday 5 for today! What I’m Listening To Utopia by Björk,…

Happy Friday! Remember that you can time-travel and see past 5’s at Music Therapy Source. Here is your Friday 5! What I’m Reading The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell What I’m Listening To Hasta la Raiz by Natalia Lafourcade Product I’m Using Boomwhackers I’ve been using these a lot this week to work on upper extremity strength and endurance with patients. I also found a bunch of cool “play-along” videos on YouTube like this one. Quote I’m Pondering “…the essential thing is not the shadow, but the body…

Happy Friday! As I send this email, I’m preparing to host a day-long NICU Music Therapy Lecture with my colleagues at UCSF. I’m excited that I’ll get to see some of you! We are already planning for our next training. I have some ideas, but what trainings would you like to attend? What would make you travel to San Francisco to learn and hang out with us? Let me know by replying to this email. Have a great weekend. Here is your Friday 5. Do you want the Friday 5 sent to your email inbox?…