I’m liking this song. Lo-Fang’s, “When We’re Fire.”
“I’m a person, not a concept/
Work it out or let me know.”
Song share, “Say Something”
I have a client who came into a session singing this song. I wonder why.
The National: “I Should Live in Salt”
Here is my new favorite song.
Who can use it in a session?
Monday matters: Miscellaneous
Welcome to 2014. I hope it’s pleasant.
I have yet to see clients in this calendar year; I took last week off, and today the whole state, pretty much, was closed given the -22 degrees we had at the start. For that reason, I have only a couple of miscellaneous items to share.
Songza is a site and app that provides songs curated for the time of day you’re listening. For instance, the app knows it’s Monday night, and provides options such as, “bedtime,” “love & romance,” or “studying.” Click on one, and it gives more options, all culminating in one playlist. I was happy to find Sara Bareilles singing, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” in the “acoustic pop songs” selection.
Once I find some good artists in Songza, I go over to Rdio to decide whether or not to buy. Today, I’m listening to The Avett Brothers’ album, “The Carpenter.” (I got to see them live at Red Rocks last summer.) 
New projects are about to be launched. That’s a good thing.
Happy January.
Song share, “I Won’t Give Up”
I have a client who really likes this song.
Song find, “I Am Light”
I am happy to have found this song. I know India.Arie songs, but I didn’t know this one. I can see a number of uses for this.
I heard it used and covered on the podcast On-the-Go Studio, produced and recorded by music therapists Megan Resig and Wade Richards.
What are your thoughts on this song?
Track: “Don’t Leave Me”
I heard this song today while I was playing Pandora during my baby’s bath. The artist, Vered, is a music therapist.
Song and artist share
I am so fortunate to have worked with a fellow music therapist here in the Twin Cities who is a fantastic singer-songwriter by the name of Lynn O’Brien. I bring her up because I found myself in a session today that simply needed to have within it one of her songs, called “Still.”
Please do yourself a favor and listen to an excerpt of this song here.
There are so many fellow music therapists who perform and record on a regular basis. Another of whom I need to share with you is Angie Kopshy, and I look forward to writing up on some of what she does in the near future! Please let me know if you’d like any other pairs of ears on your original music.
Tuesday song share: “Colors”
I’ve liked this song for a long time, and I’ve used it with groups in a few different ways. Alas, I couldn’t find a video, but this particular YouTube video does list the lyrics.
Tuesday song share
At the last peer supervision group we had here in Minneapolis, I shared the lyrics and chords to this song. So, here is the video: