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March 5, 2023 at 5:56 pm
in reply to: What are the needs of the families and communities that you work with?
March 5, 2023 at 5:56 pm
in reply to: What are the needs of the families and communities that you work with?
ParticipantWay to be reflective about your current stage of your career and how you may not know your community as well as someone who has been there for a longer period of time.
March 5, 2023 at 5:53 pm
in reply to: What are the needs of the families and communities that you work with?
ParticipantThe needs of the families I work with are having accessible and affordable resources to support their children academically, developmentally, socially, cognitively, and psychologically. The majority of adolescents that I work with come from impoverished communities with high rates of crime and drug use. Supporting families and the community using music in my caseload is facilitating a space where clients can engage with music in any way the feel comfortable, providing families with free and accessible music tools that they can use at home to generalize skills practiced in music therapy, and educating community members about how music can be used to support people of all ages.
February 20, 2023 at 12:23 pm
in reply to: Create your own Developmental Sequence of music responses.
February 20, 2023 at 12:22 pm
in reply to: Create your own Developmental Sequence of music responses.
ParticipantThese are so specific and great! It’s always helpful to see other responses.
February 20, 2023 at 12:22 pm
in reply to: Create your own Developmental Sequence of music responses.
ParticipantSinging:
A- Vocalizes during songs
T- Matches pitch only some of the time during songs
I- Imitates inflection when babbling
C- Imitates the melodic shape of song
R- Maintains beat and tempo during familiar songPlaying:
I- Tries different instruments with intention
C- Stops and starts with music
R- Maintains a steady beat during songMoving:
A- Instinctually moves rhythmically
T- Moves repetitively and rhythmically
I- Isolate various body parts to move to music
C- Imitates learned movement
R- Can sequence movements to musicListening:
A- Recognize different voices
T- Recognizes familiar songs
I- Follow musical dynamics, tempo, and style
C- Ability to stop
R- Listens to not only their own music, but music of othersFebruary 20, 2023 at 12:08 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantI can totally relate to you when you said that you feel that you’ve undervalued singing a little!
February 20, 2023 at 12:07 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantMovement is HUGE for sensory regulation, especially depending on the child you’re working with.
February 20, 2023 at 12:07 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantI have used all four- listening, singing, movement, and playing in my clinical work. I practice from a more trauma-informed approach, and even with that approach I still use the four music experiences. To illustrate how I use the experiences in my trauma-informed practice, I am going to use a current client as an example. She is in kindergarten and has had lots of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in her lifetime. She has a diagnosis of ADHD. She loves to sing and move- but our sessions happen during her lunch time at school, so moving while she is eating is not always appropriate. We love reading the book “The Animal Boogie” by Barefoot Books. With the book, we sing along to the tune, mimic the movements that the various animals make, maintain a steady beat on instruments, and match the intensity of the music. This is one of the many ways I have used these music experiences to work on emotional regulation and impulse control. If she is off task and becomes distracted, I use gathering songs to encourage her to stay on task and finish the activity we started.
ParticipantSean, how cool is it that you had that experience! It definitely sounds like they were in the independence/control stage at that time.
ParticipantDuring my internship, I was so lucky to gain experience working with kids who have Autism. Because it is a spectrum, some kids that I worked with required higher support and other kids required more support in different areas. One of my favorite sessions was toward the end of my internship with a kiddo (in the awareness/trust stage) who did not respond much to music. On this day, the client and I went back and forth imitating one another, taking turns, eye contact, and matching pitch for about half the time. It was such a huge milestone in his progress and I will never forget the experience!
ParticipantLike Sean, the song that has been in my head was Just Like Me! It is so useful to cover multiple domains if need be, especially depending on the client! My brain first went to how it could be used for practicing activities of daily living, which encompasses lots of necessary skills that I help support kids with every day.
ParticipantThese are all great target behaviors! I like that you mentioned shying away from dissonance and have a more positive reaction for consonance.
ParticipantHere are some musical responses that I may see in a music group for each development level:
Awareness & Trust
-A child may turn their gaze toward sound source
-turn away from music
-reach arms toward sound source
-match pitch for about half of the timeIndependence, Control and Responsibility:
-play shaker along to music for longer duration
-imitate movement to music that has been learned
-take turns with peers -
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