Dear Raising Harmony Friends,

Let’s be honest. This is a really challenging time on so many levels. And it is also a really challenging time to be a music therapist. I’ve seen so many music therapists who are feeling confused, overwhelmed, and lost.

When I’m feeling this way, I know I need to get back to the basics – to the things that really matter. I think this is one reason I love early childhood music so much. Young children bring me back to what’s real and honest. I’d like to share that feeling with you, especially if you are finding that you’ve lost your way in music therapy.

So today, I invite you to join me for the next Sprouting Melodies Training course to help you get back to the basics of music and renew your sense of why you went into music therapy – for the music, the relationships, and the sense of purpose and meaning.

Because money is tight right now for so many, I’m going to urge you to sign up for our Early Bird Discount from now until August 12. You can read all about the course and register here.

For those of you who have taken the Sprouting Melodies course over the last seven years, thank you for your support and suggestions. Earlier this year, we refreshed and revamped the training and we’ve had wonderful comments for the recent group of participants. The one thing we haven’t changed though is our basic commitment to provide quality content and a vibrant community of support for music therapists.

Hope you’ll consider joining us.

Beth

Elizabeth K. Schwartz, MA, LCAT, MT-BC
Co-Founder; Education and Training Director
Raising Harmony: Music Therapy for Young Children
www.RaisingHarmony.com  www.SproutingMelodies.com

I rarely cry. But just the other week I found myself tearing up at the most unusual time – during a Zoom call. I was the faculty supervisor observing a music therapy student. She was part of a program for adults with developmental disabilities, and when the Covid-19 shutdown happened the music therapists quickly moved to on-line services. Watching her make musical connections with the people in these little screens was so inspirational. But it was a staff member’s impassioned comment that brought on the tears – ‘We need you.’

The challenges of the past months have uncovered depths of unmet needs in our country. I need you. You need me. We need each other.

At Raising Harmony, Meredith and I have poured our hearts into creating a community for you and for us, so that we can be there for others. We sincerely hope that our trainings give music therapists new ideas and skills so that we can be the place for all people to join together and be there for each other in community.

Will you join us? Our next Sprouting Melodies Course is a good place to start. The summer session begins June 17. The course is ten weeks and totally on-line. (We’ve been doing virtual for a long time 😉 www.RaisingHarmony.com/training

https://raisingharmony.com/product/sprouting-melodies-training-june-2020/

And if you need me, just email! Elizabeth@RaisingHarmony.com. I’ll be there for you.

Elizabeth

It was so great to meet and sing with so many of you at the regional conference!

Check out the Raising Harmony web site to learn about one of the newest ways we support music therapists…
And if you’ve been thinking about signing up for the Sprouting Melodies Training, but need to break up the payments, you can now register and pay your registration in installments!
It is not too late to sign up for the Spring 2016 course starting April 6.

Register Today to Get Started!

Can’t sit still? Neither can we!

Come and join us and other like-minded music therapists.

The next Sprouting Melodies Training begins April 6, 2016.

New thinking, new music, new career opportunities!

Visit www.RaisingHarmony.com/training.

Still can’t sit still?

Head on over to www.SproutingMelodies.com/blog for a brand new song all about how hard it is to sit still!

Perfect for you next early childhood group!

http://sproutingmelodies.com/2016/03/13/cant-sit-still/

Are you ready to bring this kind of Joy to the World?

Come join us for Sprouting Melodies Training to learn how. Our next on-line course begins January 13, 2016.

Register Now! @ www.RaisingHarmony.com/training

The Sprouting Melodies® program offers music therapists a chance to use your education, skills and experience to bring the best possible early childhood music experience to families in your community. Learn how to recognize early childhood musical responses and how responses function in the overall development of the child.

*Earn 23 Continuing Education Credits
*Journey with an intimate group of Board Certified Music Therapists
*Become a member of the Raising Harmony™ Community

Sprouting Melodies® training will give you an extensive background in planning for, creating and presenting music that is developmentally appropriate as well as engaging and motivating for children as well as families. A core repertoire of quality interventions and songs will be available through Sprouting Melodies® in order to help you design session plans. There will also be support and guidance if you choose to create unique musical material.

The weekly trainings are accessed via the Community Login from the Raising Harmony™ website. Each weekly session includes recorded presentations and self-guided assignments, supported with student and teacher forums. A participants will also be invited to  Live Conference Calls with Meredith and Beth to complement all that you are learning in the course!

Our Next Online Course Begins January 13, 2016!

The fee for this 10 week course is $395  and includes all course materials, web-based learning forums with the instructors and other music therapist participants and includes a copy of Elizabeth’s Schwartz’s book, Music, Therapy and Early Childhood: A Developmental Approach.

Visit the Sprouting Melodies Training link on www.RaisingHarmony.com to register today!

Here in the Northeast where I live, Fall is the time when the leaves are coming down off the trees, the sky opens up and the sunshine becomes brighter than ever.  Just like this natural phenomenon, we would like to offer you, as our Raising Harmony friend, some falling prices, some new discoveries and some music to brighten up your practice.

• Here is a brand new song written just for you that will bring children and grownups together in the joy of music making. Just visit the link below and sing along.

• Our next Sprouting Melodies on-line course will begin right after the holidays in January. But you can wrap up a really great deal by registering now for the early bird discount.  Visit the link for details     https://raisingharmony.com/training/

• Get an extra, extra bonus for the next course by visiting and liking our Face Book page. Check out the postings and find the Face Book code for extra discounts.

So curl up on the couch and spend some time looking at all the great information we have for you on www.RaisingHarmony.com and www.SproutingMelodies.com.

Beth