On Broaaaadwaaaayyy
Hello all! Since this site is all about adding tools to our musical toolboxes and using existing genres in music therapy sessions, I felt...


Learning and Teaching Mixed Meter
As much as I enjoy most music in 4/4 time, I absolutely love mixed meter and shifting meter. As musicians, we have most likely at some...


Name That Tune!
I love playing guitar and piano in sessions, but I often think it is strange that I don’t get to play my favorite (and primary)...


Call & Response-PaRappa the Rapper
I have led many “Call & Response” applications in sessions with a variety of populations. While rummaging through some old music, I was...


Ska!.....What is ska?
This conversation happens to me on a pretty frequent basis: Person: "You're in a band? That's awesome! What type of music do you play?"...
"Billionaire"
“Billionaire” by Bruno Mars and Travie McCoy has been, in my experience, a great song for instrumental improvisation, songwriting, and...


Transform Songs Into Rap
There are quite a few songs that incorporate rap even if their genre is not rap. In many songs, artists choose to use rap during the...


R&B Progression Guitar Improvisation
Upon listening to many different R&B songs, I noticed that a few different songs used the same type of progression to achieve the...


"Shake Your Booty"-KC & The Sunshine Band
Want to add a relatively easy-to-learn Funk song to your repertoire? Look no further than this video!
Great Music for Song Discussions
R&B "When You Believe"-Mariah Carey "Powerful"-Alicia Keys "Golden"-Jill Scott "Irreplaceable"-Beyonce "Where is the Love?"-Black Eyed...