As a board certified music therapist, professional drummer, and music educator, it was basically a no brainer that music was and is going to be a big part of my children's lives. I didn't realize, however, that a field of music therapy that I barely studied would come in to play almost instantly after they were born. My name Thomas Newbold. I grew up in Northern California in a town called Petaluma and was raised on The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rat Pack, and The Wall of Sound. I began playing music for my now five week old twins shortly after finding out they had been conceived. I am going to candidly share my thoughts, memories, and experiences as a professional musician and music therapist who uses music for many things including, a coping skill. I practice what I preach and I preach baby steps and back to the basics. Let's keep it simple, stupid ;)