Music Therapy Resources

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My name is Marisa de León, MS, MT-BC. I’m a board certified music therapist and a neurologic music therapist in the Rio Grande Valley.

I love what I do and I’m excited to share my music therapy journey with you!

Follow along for community wellness, music therapy resources, and advocacy! 🎶

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Golden Oldies for Winter Music Therapy Sessions

Winter is officially here! ❄️ It’s time to sing songs about snow days, winter coats, and staying warm! There are so many heartwarming Oldies that were meant for this time of year. Some of the common jazz standards from this era are now recognized as popular Christmas songs such as “Winter Wonderland”, “Let it Snow”, and “Sleigh Ride”. I wanted to create a playlist of songs that were winter-themed but not typically associated with Christmas to use in music therapy sessions outside of the holiday season.

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Spanish Christmas Songs for Music Therapy Sessions

It's Christmas time and our clients here in the RGV have started to request their favorite Christmas songs! Today, I'd like to share some popular Christmas songs in Spanish. It's common for us here in South Texas to have repertoire in both English and Spanish, especially throughout the holidays. This is a list of the songs that I get the most requests for in Spanish. If you're looking to build your Spanish rep list, these are great to get you started:

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