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2020 Goals: Find Your Rhythm, Find Your Intention

December 13, 2019 by CJ Shiloh Leave a Comment

Many of us identify the new year with optimism, as a means to reflect on our goals, priorities, and values. However, the process of trying to achieve these goals can be stressful, challenging, and overwhelming. Accepting these emotions as part of the process can help ground us in the reality of change, and working through these emotions opens up possibilities to achieve the goals that we set out to accomplish.

Here are 3 tips that may help you achieve your new year’s goals:

  • Keep it simple. See if you can summarize your overall goal with a one-word intention, and create experiences surrounding that one word.
  • Allow yourself to trip up. One of my favorite mantras, famously from Voltaire, is ‘don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good.’ Know that it is okay to stray away from your path to your goal. Be patient with yourself, and allow any mistakes to be a learning experience. Mistakes are what make us human, and it is great fuel for creative expression.
  • Engage in active creative experiences that help to solidify your intentions. Create a vision board, write a journal entry, or be around people who will support you in achieving your goals.

To add to the third tip, I hope that you can join us in a community drumming experience to reflect on your intentions for the new year, where you will:

  • Engage in nonverbal emotional release as a means to create space for growth
  • Connect with other like-minded individuals in a supportive space as you share your goals for the year
  • Start off the new year by engaging in an overall enjoyable, transcending experience.

Join us at Argo Counseling and Wellness on Saturday January 18 from 12-1:30 to start the new year to the beat of your own drum. All ages welcome.

Click here to register for free!

Amanda Rosado, MMT, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist with a passion for serving individuals with emotional needs. Learn more about Amanda and music therapy services at Argo!

Filed Under: Community Drumming, Community Programs Tagged With: Community Programs, Drumming, Intentions, Mental Health, Music Therapy, Wellness

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Come join us on Sunday, July 10th for an Open House, from 1-4pm!

First day for clients at the new location will begin Monday, July 11th.

Image Description: A flyer showing a building with "The Offices at Riva" written at the top, with the AMT logo next to the image, and a photo collage of past and present AMT staff working with kids and older adults in different music settings. There is text that reads: New Location! The offices at Riva 2568A Riva Road Suite 103 Annapolis MD 21401. Open House Sunday July 10th 1-4pm. Come check out our new space! *bullet list*: official ribbon cutting ceremony, Crafts and Coloring, Food and Games, Instrument exploration, Live music, A quiet/sensory room.
Amelia Appreciate Week: Day 5 “In a cookie cut Amelia Appreciate Week: Day 5 

“In a cookie cutter world, she most certainly is a macaroon- always bringing SO much creativity and fun both in and outside of musical spaces! Keep being your creative, amazing, non cookie cutter self, my friend!”
- Mikaila Vieyra 

ID: a pale yellow background with a photo of Amelia, Mikaila, and another young adult female wearing face masks. they are standing under a neon sign that reads “In a cookie cutter world, be a macaron”
Day 4 of Amelia Appreciation week! ID 1: Amelia Day 4 of Amelia Appreciation week! 

ID 1: Amelia holding a white board with a music staff and piano keys on it. She is standing in front of drums on the floor. Each drum is upside down and there are bean bags scattered around the room and in the drums

ID 2: A drum with home made "Musical go fish" cards on it. There is a boy seated (face not seen) and hands holding some cards with the music note side of the cards showing to the camera

ID 3: A colorful drawing on the floor. There are images of flowers, shapes, waves, and other colorful doodles all over the page
Join Naomi for this fun filled weekly camp experie Join Naomi for this fun filled weekly camp experience!

Image description: a cartoon of 5 young children playing instruments in a circle. Text reads “Mysic Makers Camp. July 5-August 2nd. Tuesdays 12-2. Ages 6-10. Location: Maryland Hall 801 Chase st, Annapolis, MD. Weekly community music therapy groups for elementary age students with and without disabilities. Class time will be spent in group activities such as singing, dancing, instrument play, and crafts. High school and college age students will be assisting so every student is fully supported.
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"Amelia enters every space with such joy and enthu "Amelia enters every space with such joy and enthusiasm and it was a pleasure to celebrate her hard work with her in the graduation celebration pictured above"
- Naomi Davis 

ID: Pale yellow background with text at the top reading: "Amelia Appreciation Week!". There is a photo under the text of Amelia and Naomi smiling infront of a wooden fence with one arm around each other. They are both wearing dresses and there is a floral boarder around the bottom of the photo
"Amelia had an immediate connection with this litt "Amelia had an immediate connection with this little guy and I know he will miss her. It has been so much fun watching her build relationships with so many amazing people these past few months and it's been a privelge making music with her <3" 
- Anissa Dominguez 

ID: Pale yellow background with text at the top reading: "Amelia Appreciation Week!". Under the text are 3 photos of Amelia playing guitar next to a young boy. He is kneeling at the neck of the guitar as Amelia plays in one photo, Laying down at the neck of the guitar with a lollipop drum in his hand and a chew in his mouth in the second photo, and standing up facing Amelia as she plays in the third photo.
We’re hiring. See the link in our link tree for We’re hiring. See the link in our link tree for more information! 

Image description: Black text on a white background with a yellow circle and music note. The text says “We’re hiring. $23-30 per hour. PTO. Travel reimbursement. CBMT dues and Maryland licensure fees. Benefits for full time employees. Internal & external supervision.”
🎉 Happy Amelia Appreciation Week! 🎉 Amelia 🎉 Happy Amelia Appreciation Week! 🎉

Amelia has been an amazing intern and has become a dear friend to us all here at AMT. We are so proud of her and this week we are going to show off all the amazing things she had done during her internship! 

Congratulation Amelia! 🎓

ID: Two photos on a pale yellow background. There is blue text at the top with pink backing that says "Amelia Apprecciation Week!". The two photos are below. Photo 1 has Amelia and another masked female laying on the floor with puzzle mats with yoga poses on them scattered around them. Between them is a puzzle mat with a "corpse pose" on it.  The second photo had both women facing eachother, holding hands, standing up with their legs spread and one knee bent. On the floor infront of them is a mat with the "worrior pose" on it.
☀️ New summer classes! ☀️ This will be o ☀️ New summer classes! ☀️ 

This will be offered as a hybrid in person and virtual class. 

🎧 Register now at marylandhall.org/classes

ID: an info graphic over a photo of a music studio. Text: intro to digital songwriting. July 6 to August 3. 12 to 1:30 PM. Ages 13 to 18. Location: 801 Chase St., Annapolis MD 21401. More details: interested in learning how modern day music artist create those amazing sounds in drum beats? Want to learn the basics on how to use those digital tools such as GarageBand, Soundtrap, and midi tools to write and record a song? Join us in engaging in group digital songwriting. We will work together to complete at least one class project throughout this fun five week class.
Our creative intern, Amelia, is mixing things up i Our creative intern, Amelia, is mixing things up in her piano lessons with a fun rhythm game! 

The student also created his own rhythms for the MT to play and he was very clever about it. (See photo 3) 😆

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ID 1: Amelia (a brunette female) pointing to 1 of 4 large drums. Each drum has a music note on it (quarter, 2 eighths, quarter, 2 eights). On the other side of the drums is a boy hitting rhythms sticks together 
ID 2: a different camera angle the a similar scene, but the MT (off camera) is also playing rhythm sticks, and the notes are different (quarter rest, quarter, quarter rest, eighth notes)
ID 3: the same scene but only the first drum has a note on it (a whole rest). The boy has his hands in his pockets.
Our exciting news is finally official! AMT is relo Our exciting news is finally official! AMT is relocating!! We are moving into the newly renovated Offices at Riva building, 3268A Riva Road, Suite 103, Annapolis MD 21401. This is near the intersection of Hwy 665 and only 5 minutes from our current location, where the Bayside Pediatrics office used to be. 
The move will occur somewhere mid-summer, exact date TBD. We will be more than quadrupling our space and we are thrilled! 

PicID: Photo of a 3 story corporate office building, with a yellow circle around the ground floor unit which will be AMT's new office suite.
I like to use apps and games as warmups before pla I like to use apps and games as warmups before playing piano. 
This cute app is called “Like a Dino!” 

-Anissa Dominguez LP-MT, MT-BC 

Video description:-a male individuals hand is visible. He is playing a game on an iPad. The game involves using your finger to move the cartoon dinosaur to catch the green bars as they come down the screen. The bars match the music

Audio Description: the game has a light, playful melody played with a piano and a recorder.
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