Those are great ideas. I recommend the LIND Institute, Chris Brewer and Gary Lamb for great music selections. I put it all in iTunes, and then play it from my laptop using external speakers. For the environment, be cautious with color - sometimes different colors can bother people. For example, red can have seriously bad or good reactions, depending on culture. I use light blue and light green for evaluations, pre-work and homework. Blue is pretty much always safe. Also, you can modify your environment by moving chairs around temporarily, bringing in some cut flowers or just putting red plastic cups with fun markers around. Different wacky post-its are fun as well. Some people carry motivational posters with them, but I prefer quotes on colored paper. Thanks! Lou Russell