September 2010

[VIDEO] Music as a Core Function in Our Brain

September 29, 2010
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So is it a bad thing to brag on your own blog?
The bragging isn’t just for me, it’s mostly for my husband. My husband, Steve, is a lifelong band director, conductor, and music educator. The other week, he gave a talk exploring the theory that music is a core function in our brain. He summarizes [...]

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“Unnatural Networking” for the Working Professional

September 21, 2010
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We talk about this topic over and over again. You hear about it at conferences. You read about it in newsletters. You’re encouraged to do it for advocacy and education. I’ve even written about it on this blog and talked about it on my podcast.
What is it? Networking.
Whether to build a practice, to advocate for [...]

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Essential Tools and Tips for a Successful Marketing Strategy

September 15, 2010
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It takes 7 contacts before you reach someone.
No matter what action you want that “someone” to take (Buy this! Donate here! Read now!), it takes an average of 7 exposures for that person to take the action. Exposures can include many things: a phone call, an email newsletter, a Twitter update, a brochure.
The idea of [...]

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4 Ways to Help a Client Work Through Loss

September 8, 2010
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Rachel Rambach at Listen and Learn music wrote a post last week about the challenges of helping a child with autism process and understand death.
What a challenge…
Grief and loss is a difficult topic whether working with a child with autism, a family coping with cancer, or with yourself.

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