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Sound Affects – Music and Mental Health with Katy Georgiou • All things music and mental health related. Georgiou is a professional counselor and uses this expertise to explore the many facets of mu- sic and its effects on the human psyche.
Apps for You
Calm • A great meditation app. It promotes overall help with stress and anxiety along with support to help get a better night’s sleep.
Headspace • Their mantra of “Be Kind to your Mind” comes through in this app. Great for use in the classroom as well. If you can afford it, the pre- mium version is well worth it.
Web Resources
WMEAmusic.org • Begin your search with the tremen- dous amounts of resources avail- able to you including curriculum, state standards, membership, and everything happening for your professional organization.
Makeitok.org • A great free program that provides different resources to help promote and erase the stigma of mental ill- ness. All different levels of videos are available to help with discus- sions in the classroom. You can also request free materials to help you support your students.
Mhawisconsin.org • This website allows anyone, any- where, the opportunity to access help lines, websites and resources in every county in Wisconsin. A great resource to share with your students, parents and even your administration.
ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) • The national organization. Again, a great organization and resource to tap into many different ideas, resources and discussions.
Choir Buzz • Looking for upcoming concerts? Maybe great listening sessions, choral ideas? What’s trending, what’s out, etc. This is your site.
Finally, I would like to offer a small re- source folder of tried and true activities, projects etc. that we have developed since the inception of our Music and Mental Health initiative. Use what you like, adapt, change, or create your own. I hope it will spark some creativity to keep your students centered in your classroom.
Music and Mental Health Google Folder: Music and Mental Health
Students at the Center… Let’s meet them on their path to mental well-being through
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Nami.org • The official country wide website that has a tremendous amount of resources available to you. In addi- tion, it provides online support for all types of mental illnesses.
Social Media Resources
I’m a Choir Director • Not the best maintained facebook page, but an opportunity to open up an international network to bounce ideas off of, glean ideas and get repertoire ideas.
WCDA (Wisconsin Choral Directors Association) • Another great resource for choral directors in our state. WCDA of- fers discussions, repertoire ideas, even employment announcements for choral positions open through- out the entire state.
music and creative ideas to enhance not only their music passions, but their over- all adolescent health. Cheers to a great school year.
Shawn Gudmunsen is choir director at St. Croix Falls School District.
Email:
gudmush@scfschools.com.
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