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I like your image of music as a vessel to encourage growth. It speaks to music as a natural human action that is part of who we are.
KeymasterJust a reminder, Lisa. Next week, please try to post in the topics that are already created. It makes it easier to keep up with everything and comment on each other’s posts. You can read the thread that I start and at the bottom, type your comment in the box. Thanks!
KeymasterGlad you mentioned Erikson’s work, Lisa. I took a look at many of the developmental theorists when I was putting this framework together.
Did you get a copy of “Music, Therapy and Early Childhood”?January 23, 2013 at 8:54 pm
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KeymasterThanks for this great discussion. Robin, we will be looking at groupings in the coming weeks. Later on we will spend quite a bit of time on how to assure success for each child.
I am glad that the checklists and words have been helpful. One thing we give our Sprouting Melodies Providers is an extensive list of “Sprouting Melodies Sayings” – short quotes for parents that are simple to understand and quick to share. You will hear more about that in the coming weeks.
KeymasterWhat a wonderful wealth of experiences! So many of you talked about finding the ‘child’ inside you as you try to connect with young kids. Some of you also spoke about the real issue of encouraging parents to ‘be with’ their child to make music. I do find that explaining to parents the importance of play in their child’s development goes a long way in getting them to join in the music. This is often hard in our current educational climate. Sometimes I find that parents are looking for permission from us to enjoy. We can share with families that learning, and growing and having fun can and do happen at the same time in music.
There are also cultural considerations that we need to respect as some of you pointed out. Again, when I am clear about working toward an outcome of overall development rather than specific skills, most of my parents are able to relax and see the child’s blossoming sense of self.What specific techniques do you use to encourage parents to join in the music? I have a saying that I use all the time…”Everybody stays…everybody plays.” …and I mean it. While on that topic, you might ask Meredith about the Governor of Massachusetts sitting in on a music therapy session with little ones and playing maracas!
(If you are interested, visit my recent blog on http://www.RaisingHarmony.com which talks about the work of music scientist Dr. Daniel Levitin and the science behind magical musical moments.)
January 18, 2013 at 9:23 pm
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KeymasterOne tip as you go through this course…save a copy of all your comments to the forums. Prior course participants have found that they wrote wonderfully articulate remarks and phrases on their own in their responses!
KeymasterIt would be great if you could add some of your insights on multiples as we go through the course, Angie. Although I have had the chance to work with many families with twins, triplets and even quads, I know that there must be challenges and joys specific to parenting of these kids that you could share. That would be very helpful to me.
KeymasterThank you for mentioning Dr. Amelia Oldfield. Dr. Oldfield has extensive experience working with young children and families in music therapy. She has a number of books and articles on her work. Check out the resources page on the http://www.RaisingHarmony.com for a list of references early childhood music therapy and early childhood music.
KeymasterSo glad to have you, Alyssa. New therapists and therapists with lots of experience have so much to learn from each other. As a site supervisor, I know I learn so much from my interns who often have access to the latest readings and information from their studies.
Although the focus of this training is early childhood and early development, I think you will find much to use with your elementary and middle school students.
KeymasterWelcome! Nice to see you again. This is going to be a dynamic group of music therapists!
KeymasterWelcome,Lisa. Meredith and I have tried to make this training very active, engaging and experiential. Enjoy!
KeymasterMy husband is retired Air Force, and so I resonate with the unique challenges of military families. Sprouting Melodies and other early childhood music programs can be a source of friendship and support for young parents who are cut off from extended families and their home community. It will be great to explore how we can reach out to these moms and dads across the country.
KeymasterWe are also excited to have you and the other course participants join us on this new, but quickly expanding venture. I am sure that you will have so much to offer to all of us throughout the weeks. For those of us who have been in the field for a while (okay, a long time 😉 it is going to feel good for the skills and value of music therapists to be recognized without having to go outside the field.
KeymasterWelcome, Amy. Meredith and I are both mothers, and we think all the time of other music therapists who are parents and want to keep working while being with their family in those precious years. We hope that Sprouting Melodies can keep talented valuable music therapists in the field while raising a family.
KeymasterWelcome, Tammy. It’s great that you have had such a wide range of experiences. I think the developmental approach in the SM training will help put a new layer of understanding on all your other work. Looking forward to getting to know you better.
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