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Those worksheets might be helpful to use to plan when you have a number of sessions back to back with children in different developmental levels. Or you can use it to sketch out goals and objectives.
KeymasterSilence is such an important part of music and of the listening experience. In “Music, Therapy, and Early Childhood” there is a more complete discussion on the meaning of silence within music for the young child.
KeymasterOne reason I like to work within the developemental levels is that there is often is not definite diagnosis which we can use as a guide and the levels can give us guidance on goals and treatment plans as well as choosing interventions.
KeymasterI love to hear how the songs are being used or being thought about! Speaking of love, there is a new blog posted on the Raising Harmony website on the connection between love and music in early development called ‘Love Songs 101″. For those of you who have the songbook- check out “Music is the Way” just in time for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy!
KeymasterIt is great to hear that everyone is thinking about music and culture. For those of you who would like to dig more deeply into the connection between music, language and culture I recommend “Music, Language and the Brain” by Ani Patel. It is a very heavy read, but looks from a neurological perspective at how language and music develop along with culturally specific language and musical grammar.
(An aside to Robin…keep an ear out for my niece’s band “The Zinc Kings”. They are an old time band based in Greensboro. She is the fiddler.)KeymasterThank you for using the music and letting me know how the songs work for you and your clients. It is so gratifying to me to know that the music is being spread to the children. In case you didn’t know, most of the songs on the videos are in “You and Me Makes… We: A Growing Together Songbook”. The book has 101 songs with full notation, two CDs and suggestions on how to adapt or use the music. I hope you have been to http://www.RaisingHarmony.com to get five of the songs as a free download.
KeymasterI was able to write some stories of children moving through the levels in the 2011 book “Developments in Music Therapy Practice: Case Study Perspectives” edited by Meadows and available through Barcelona Publishers. The chapter is called “Growing Up In Music”. Check it out if you can.
KeymasterThank you to all for examining this issue in terms of your practice and also your place as a music therapist in the community. One thing we want to encourage through http://www.RaisingHarmony is song sharing. We have so much to give each other! Cindy, we also have a large Polish population here on Long Island, many of whom speak little to no English. It is so touching to see how the parents and grandparents try so hard to learn English, and how grateful they are when I try and incorporate a word or two of their language in the music.
KeymasterI love you idea of taking time to ‘get ready’ before each session. I am from the Nordoff/Robbins tradition, and Paul Nordoff would actually meditate about the children before the sessions began.
KeymasterThe voice is key in early childhood work…and I am so glad that you both enjoy working that way. It is also a musical skill that all grownups working with children can do and so the songs can become part of the school or family environment.
KeymasterWhat beautiful stories! Thank you.
Leigh, I often point out to other early childhood professionals that very little children can recognize and imitate pitch long before they formulate words!The important thing to remember about the developmental levels, is that children (or students) should be always moving from one level to the next. Development is dynamic. Our goals center on providing opportunities in which movement from one level to the next can happen. Sometimes, though, the disability is too great for vertical movement. Then we look to expand the level horizontally by providing as many experiences in as many different ways within that level as we can.
KeymasterThank you for your honesty in posting on this topic. I have found that it can be challenging to identify and incorporate all the different musical styles and preferences heard within a community. What I like to do is to listen more for the unique musical elements used (such as lush harmonies or particular meters) and bring some of that ‘sound’ to the songs I create for my groups. For instance, you might hear some rap influence in the syncopated chants that we did. Meredith’s newest Cd (composed and recorded by her and her staff) include some songs that are definitely “Country” inspired.
In my own area, we have some groups that are like the United Nations! My job is to find the unifying musical qualities that everyone can respect and respond to.
(You might want to look at the new blog on http://www.RaisingHarmony.com on magical musical moments.)KeymasterOne technique that music therapists know so well is how to pace a session for sustained engagement. When the focus is on the child and family rather than the next music activity, the time has a natural ‘flow’.
KeymasterThanks, Stacey. Glad the songs have been helpful. Would you mind sharing “Purple Alligator” with the rest of the group?
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