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In this installment of ABR's "The Special Needs Talk Show", co-hosts Jillian and Kaitlyn sit down with Able ARTS Work San Diego music therapist, Hannah "Banana", and talk about everything from movies and music to sports and Phantom of the Opera. Plus, a special commercial message from Embracelets by Stephanie J. Monis. Warning! Beware of hecklers!

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How do Renee and Kaitlyn feel about Halloween and all that comes with it? That’s what we’re here to find out! Listen in as the Artbeat Radio group teams up with a marketing class to get the inside information about Halloween and how it can be celebrated. Thank you, Nancy, Gyana, Brian, and Cristina, for coming up with these questions and interviewing our friends from the San Diego location. 

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Today, relax and listen to our re-imagined lyrics and original soundscape.

For this first project, the Artbeat Radio class at CECA chose to rewrite Alicia Key’s hit song, “If I Ain’t Got You” but with a sweet twist. Service users in the class provided input and feedback on their favorite desserts, ultimately deciding the main theme of the song would be, “If I Ain’t Got Ice Cream.” Service users wrote the lyrics and decided on the tempo of the song, key, and instrumentation. As you listen to the recording you will hear Jesus Q. open the song with a spelling of the word “ice cream” while Juliet R. joyfully laughs in the background. Maria G. and Michael H. sing loudly through the verses and chorus before the whole class breaks into an instrumental solo section. Maria G., Michael H., and Jesus Q. take turns soloing on the piano, Juliet R. and Jesus Q. hit the drum, and service users in class all take turns playing the shaker. The students then close out the tune with a loud chorus of "yum!" 

“Dreaming of Ice Cream”  

 Some people live for trés leches  

Some people live for apple pie  

Some people eat dessert for breakfast  

like mermelada on French toast 

Some people think pizza 

Enchiladas and chips 

Are the only way to go 

And I've had them before 

But they just don’t compare 

To that magical food 

Some people want it all 

But I don't want nothing at all 

If it ain't you, ice cream 

If I ain't got you, ice cream 

Some people want carrot cake 

Some just want everything 

But everything means nothing 

If I ain’t got ice cream 

Some people search for a milk shake 
They like to drink them 
Some people need three dozen flavors 
Others just want pink shaved ice 

Some people think pizza 

Enchiladas and chips 

Are the only way to go 

And I've had them before 

But they just don’t compare 

To that magical food 

Some people want it all 

But I don't want nothing at all 

If it ain't you, ice cream 

If I ain't got you, ice cream 

Some people want carrot cake 

Some just want everything 

But everything means nothing 

If I ain’t got ice cream 

"Oceanic Soundscape"

Soundscapes are musical compositions that encompass natural-occurring sounds from specific environments. CECA service users worked collaboratively to create this ocean soundscape featuring percussive and wind instrument recordings combined with environmental sounds to create the breezy and oscillating effects one experiences while visiting the ocean. Instruments such as the ocean drum, native flute, rain stick, and tone blocks were utilized by service users PJ (Lawrence W. III), Kyuta S. , Norberta C., and Jennifer R. to build a soundscape transporting the listener to their ideal beach visit.  Service users explored layering and looping techniques to create desired musical effects contributing to the overarching goal of transporting anyone listening to a peaceful, beach day.  

BIO Edited by Johnny G. and Michael H.  

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Welcome back to Artbeat Radio! Today’s episode is an exclusive peek into the creative process of songwriting! Please tune in and listen to ART center service users share their experiences writing a song about the qualities of a true friend. Over the course of a few weeks, service users at ART Center worked together to write and title their song “Friendship is a beautiful thing”.  ART Center service users decided that they would write a song that is both comforting and informational when it came to friendship. “A lot of people want friends; they just don’t know how to find one or what to look for.” Said ABR producer, Brian Corder.  This group of friends worked together to write and record this song, and they hope you enjoy the inside scoop on their process and their music video!

Writers and Vocalists: Jamie Haverman, Brian Corder, Aaron Francis, Patti Longo, Sergio Leal, Nancy Terrey Writers: Lorenia Varela, Maria Ramirez, Patti Longo, Brian Corder, Aaron Francis, Nancy Terrey, Matthew Campano

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Has your week been filled with stress? You’re in the right place. Listen in to EPI’s meditation and soundscape. Service users created this relaxing experience that can be listened to time and time again and features the same beginning and end so you can listen on repeat. We invite you to join us in this experience! With the creation of this meditation episode service users were involved with its creation each step of the way. They were initially involved with the conception of the music. Service users were provided with different musical sounds and asked which they found to be most relaxing. Based on this, the music you hear in this meditation episode was composed. You can hear that service users often chose to make the lines of the script silly and playful! Additionally, many of the actions such as the stretches and deep breathing that happen in the meditation were selected by the service users for inclusion in the script. Finally, and perhaps most crucially the sounds effects you hear throughout the meditation were selected by the service users in order to make the meditation feel “more silly”. . We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it!

Thank you to Steven Hart, Eduardo Landa, Byron Stevens, Elizabeth Correa, Matthew Yost, and Jill Martin for creating artwork to accompany this episode. Go to our instagram to view their collaborative pieces! 

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Today is Funky Friday! Enjoy this playlist created from ART Center’s most funky tunes that were created during our “Quarantunes” creation period. You’ll hear the songs; Disco Party, Fuuuuunk, Rock, Something we all Enjoy, and Dances & Names. Let us know if you want any of these funky beats available on music streaming services! 

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Welcome back to Artbeat Radio! Today on the Special Needs Talk Show, Jillian and Kaitlyn sit down with AAW SD music instructor, John, and ask him all the tough questions like, "What's your ideal first date?" and "What's your favorite seafood?" Plus, we hear from our new sponsor, Nic's Kicks.

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Today we hear part two of our multipart series about building a home of our own. Listen in as we interview CEO and founder of Able ARTS Work, Helen Dolas. Helen shares her story about starting Able ARTS Work and gives us the inside scoop on the progress of our new home.

We want to give a very special thanks to Helen for taking time out of her busy schedule to sit and speak with us. Thank you to the interview team, Brian Corder, Aaron Francis, Gyana Macias, and Cristina Mariotta. 

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This is part one of a multi-part series all about finding a “Home of Our Own”. Listen in as we talk to Able ARTS Work COO, Honor Dunn. She shares her experiences during her time with Able ARTS Work and shares about the current construction on our brand new building. Thank you to Maria Ramirez, Sergio Lopez, Cristina Mariotta, and Brian Corder for coming up with the interview questions and conducting this interview! We would also love to thank Honor for taking time out of her busy schedule to sit and talk with us.

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