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Thank you all for sharing. I really enjoyed learning about the cultural backgrounds and music in your communities.
ModeratorThat is wonderful Celia! Can you share with us some of those ethnic communities and any specific styles of music they enjoy engaging with?
ModeratorThis is a great exercise to take to your clinical work and early childhood groups. It can assist you in locating where each child is in their development. Be sure to come back and engage with others.
ModeratorThis exercise is a great way to experience the songs and to consider how they can be used within early childhood work. Don’t forget to come back and engage with others.
ModeratorWhen considering this question, think about the ethnic and cultural backgrounds of the people in the community where you work. Remember to come back and read other’s responses and engage with others.
ModeratorI really enjoyed reading what each of you bring to early childhood MT. This is a wonderful question to save and remind yourself of all the unique qualities you bring to your work.
ModeratorThank you for sharing your take aways. It is always great to hear how the information has resonated with each person!
ModeratorHello everyone, my name is Erika Svolos. I have been the online moderator for the Sprouting Melodies training for past 9 years. I live in New Jersey with my husband, my almost 9 yo daughter, and our cats Moose and Sir Didymos. It is a joy to be a part of this fantastic program and to join in your Sprouting Melodies journey. I am a graduate of Marywood University, currently finishing up my graduate degree at Montclair State University. I’ve been a clinical music therapist for the past 24 years. Over that time, I have worked in a variety of settings including in-patient child/adolescent psychiatry, a private clinic for autism, a large urban public school system, private practice, a private special education high school for individuals with emotional and behavioral disorders, and a private Orthodox Jewish special education school. In August 2013 I started my own business/private practice; Music Therapy Services of New Jersey, LLC. I completed the April 2013 Sprouting Melodies online training and it was a wonderful addition to my practice. I began offering Sprouting Melodies classes in February of 2014 and I’ve truly enjoyed working with my SM families.
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ModeratorHi Holly,
Thank you so much for sharing. We are so glad to hear all that you are taking away!
We wish you all the best as you move on and take all of this into your work.
ModeratorHi Holly,
I really enjoyed reading your response! Thank you so much for sharing.
Consider savingethis response as a reminder of all that you have to offer to families and all that you are taking with you.
ModeratorGreat ideas! Something that always helped me was to think about each song as an experience and what are things that will engage each child in my groups (or levels of developmental if the group is new). For my older kiddos in particular, I think about what helps them to feel independent and autonomous. So I would include giving them responsibilities and asking them for ideas of how we can do that music or a movement in a different way. One responsibility that was always a big hit was collecting the instruments and putting them in the bucket. With COVID that may not be something we can do now, but maybe they can hold the bucket and going around to let each person put their instrument in the bucket. Some of the ways they can make choices in the music is to choose between playing loud/soft, fast/slow, or movements what animal should we move like or what kind of movement should we do.
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