This is an unedited rant. Excuse grammar and spelling. People bash violas every day and I don’t get it. They are superior in every way to their counterpart, the violin. 1. You (probably) won’t have the fear of your E-String snapping and blinding you. Basically, E-Strings are super thin and super nasty. They go out…
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Every Skate Therapy session, I am reminded of the well-known Latin principle Docendo discimus: “The best way to learn is to teach”. Through misunderstandings, challenges, and occasional falls, I have learned so much from the program that will help me as I become an instructor. Being an assistant, I have been given the opportunity to…
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I just finished performing at the Memory care facility recently – I knew these senior citizens had memory loss, but I didn’t know why that happened to them. So I decided to look it up and learn a little bit more about these sweet old people and why they are the way they are. Alzheimer’s…
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We held our second Rhythm on Ice Recital las weekend and it was a major success! So much planning has gone into the event, including designing the invite, rehearsing, setting up our GoFundMe account, and so much more. We are so lucky to have been able to be able to put this program together. One…
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Please join us for our 2nd Annual Rhythm on Ice Fundraiser benefiting SkateTherapy.org! We are so excited to be supporting the incredible organization. You can donate at https://www.gofundme.com/f/RhythmOnIce2016.
The idea for therapeutic skating began when Jim O’Neill founded STARskaters in 2008 with the purpose of providing an on-ice experience for individuals with disabilities. With the expertise of B.L. Wylie’s volunteer instructors and modeling the program after US Figure Skating’s 14 level badge program, the Therapeutic Skating program began to take off. It was at…
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A small snippet of our winter recital at Windsong Nursing home with other pianists from the Shadow Creek piano studio.
