People: GET HEARD. GET UNDERSTOOD. Here’s how.
SOMETHING NEW FROM DESERT SOUNDS OF WELLNESS Did you know that according to a recent survey of 1,000 employees, 91% said their leaders lack communication skills? Hey! It’s been a while. How are you holding up these days? We couldn’t wait to share with you somet
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5 Academic Benefits of Musical Study
Music has always been an important part of my life. From the time I was very small, I loved to sing and would sit with my mom on the piano bench, singing every song I knew while she played for me. To this day, I LOVE to sing. I’m also the student who had learning disabiliti
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5 Tips for Practicing
I set my next piece on the stand and glanced up at the timer sitting on top of the piano. “Just 15 more minutes, just 15 more minutes, just 15 more…” I thought to myself, before reaching up and moving the timer down 5 minutes, “Just 10 more minutes.” I chanted to
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What IS Music Therapy?
In nearly twenty-two years of training and practice in the field of Music Therapy, I have come to realize that this profession, which I absolutely love, is one of the best kept secrets in the medical community. In 1992, when I began my Music Therapy journey, people would ask me,
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Welcome To Desert Sounds of Wellness
Standing outside the classroom, I leaned on the wall and tried to encourage myself to go inside. I was a sophomore in college, attending a new school and starting a new major. To date, all my focus, work, and ambition had been directed at making it on a Broadway stage, bu
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