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@Elizabeth I never thought about the challenges of providing free services through a University. While it is a great service, it can be problematic for the local music therapist who is trying to make a living.
ParticipantI am currently not practicing so I don’t quite know what the needs of my community are. The area where I live is mostly middle-class to upper-middle class families. I live near Molloy College which I know provides music therapy services based out of the Rebecca Center. This is a great asset to the surrounding community.
July 24, 2019 at 5:00 pm
in reply to: What value do music therapists bring to families of young children?
ParticipantWe bring fun and many opportunities for bonding! We provide unique experiences to work on goals in a safe and secure environment. We are an evidence-based practice and can provide research to support our methods. We are trained to work with many different clients with ranging levels of abilities. We use music as a medium to build rapport with our clients and provide excitement throughout their day.
@Destiny I like that you mentioned that we can provide a “normal” experiences for hospital patients! I did my internship at a hospital so I got to see first hand the effects music therapy had on normalizing the hospital experience. It felt good to get positive feedback from the parents.
July 24, 2019 at 9:37 amParticipantSinging: Awareness- vocalizing while the MT is singing Trust- Can match some pitches Independence- babbles reflect pitched intervals Control- Can follow melodic contour of favorite songs Responsibility- Can sing in time with the MT
Playing Instruments: Awareness- Puts instruments in his/her mouth Trust- shakes instrument in time with the music Independence- Continuously picks up, plays, and drops several instruments Control- Stops playing instrument when MT cues him/her Responsibility- Shakes egg shaker in time with guitar playing
Moving: Awareness- Moves to music before being prompted Trust- Continuous shakes arm at the sound of music Independence- Claps and jumps to the music Control- Mirrors movements from the MT Responsibility- Can follow short movement sequence
Listening: Awareness- Turns when hears mom’s voice enter the room Trust- Attentive when hearing a familiar song Independence- Alters movement to change in tempo Control- Stops crawling when music is played Responsibility- Easily transitions from song to song in a session
July 24, 2019 at 8:56 am
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
Participant@Elizabeth I’d be interested to see how a listening experience would go with your private client!
July 16, 2019 at 3:34 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
Participant@Emma I agree that developing children are similar to patients with Dementia. I find that these experiences align well with older adults with Dementia/Alzheimer’s disease.
July 16, 2019 at 3:30 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantI have used this four types of experiences in my work just not necessarily with children but I’m not sure how aware I was when they were happening. This information helps me better understand what I should be looking four in each of these experiences. For me, something like babbling with inflection might go unnoticed but moving forward I hope I can recognize when something like that occurs in the singing experience. When working with children during my internship, I feel like I was most attentive to their instrument playing and noticing things like starting and stoping with the music or maintaining a steady beat. I did my internship in a hospital which was pretty chaotic so it was easy for some aspects of the experiences to go unnoticed. I think listening is something that I have to be more attentive to moving forward.
July 10, 2019 at 8:30 am
in reply to: Sing and learn some of the songs presented in the video. Share with the board your experiences using these songs.
Participant@Emma I have not done a formal caregiver and child session. I’ve had similar experiences to you where the parent has been present but I wasn’t sure how much he/she wanted to participate with the child.
July 9, 2019 at 5:10 pm
in reply to: Sing and learn some of the songs presented in the video. Share with the board your experiences using these songs.
ParticipantI am not practicing right now so I haven’t been able to use these songs in sessions but I love singing them! The songs are so much fun with the dynamics and the sudden pauses. Children love to be kept on their toes and some of these songs do exactly that! I love the concept of the bonding songs and the fact that the parents and children can sing and participate together.
July 9, 2019 at 5:06 pm
in reply to: Discuss with the board the traditional and cultural music in your home community.
Participant@Destiny I think it is amazing that you are learning Disney songs in Spanish! Such a great way to build rapport.
July 9, 2019 at 5:02 pm
in reply to: Discuss with the board the traditional and cultural music in your home community.
ParticipantI am from LI and live pretty close to NYC so the town I live in is pretty diverse. Growing up I was surrounded by many cultures and backgrounds but mostly Hispanic, African American, and some from the middle east. I am very lucky to come from such a diverse town where I was exposed to more than just the 80s pop/rock music that my parents listened to. Rap and R&B were some of the popular genres among my peers. It wasn’t until I went to school in PA that I was exposed to country music. My music background has worked to my advantage because I am familiar with a lot of different styles and genres of music.
July 9, 2019 at 4:08 pmParticipantI worked with a toddler on an oncology unit who was in the independence stage. He wanted to pick his own instrument and choose how/when he would move to the music. He could move to the beat of the song and transfer the egg shaker he was playing from left to right hand. He would place the instrument beside him when he was done playing with that specific instrument and would make a face when he was ready for another one. He often got upset when the session was over and he had to give the instrument back because it was not on his terms. His parents were thrilled to see him interested in music.
ParticipantThis information was very thorough and a lot of it I did not know. This really laid down a basis for what is to come in the up coming weeks. I just recently took a human development class so we touched on some of this information discussed but not to this depth. I also found the interjections of red flags at each stage to be very helpful!
Participant@Emma – I can definitely relate to this. Being a graduate student and still relatively young, I remember what its like to be a kid and feel like I am still a kid! I agree that this may work toward our advantage.
ParticipantI like bringing a lot of fun and goofiness into sessions with children because I am generally a goofy person and I want the children to be excited to come to music therapy sessions. This week’s video stressed actually participating as the child would to experience what they are experiencing and I think that is so important! I have participated in exercise classes where the instructor was not participating with the group and it really decreased the motivation of the group. This information is helpful in supporting my practice because I don’t have any children of my own and have not watched a child develop. The parents put a lot of trust into the therapist and I want to make sure that I know as much as I possibly can to help their child to the best of my ability. I do not want my age to ever be a limitation.
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