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October 29, 2017 at 9:57 pm
in reply to: Share your thoughts with the board members on the role of music therapy in community based settings.
ParticipantI think we as music therapists can also be a big help in communities since we are really in tune with the community itself. A lot of us travel to different sites and see all kinds of different families and places in the community. I always joke that if I’m sick, I have to be careful since I can accidentally spread disease to 6 different school districts. The positive part of that though is that I’m inside the classrooms and with the families so I know the inside scoop of what problems need to be addressed or brought up. We can then work on those issues or make them aware to the parents in community based MT groups like sprouting melodies.
October 29, 2017 at 9:50 pm
in reply to: Share your thoughts with the board members on the role of music therapy in community based settings.
ParticipantYikes I don’t think I got enough sleep last week. Haha I see what was meant now. Somehow I pictured a room full of board members sitting at a table. Emily I totally agree! I think people always hear the therapy part and think they need to have some sort of disability in order for us to help them but that’s not necessarily the case!
October 24, 2017 at 10:56 pm
in reply to: Share some of your experiences with children of this age and level.
ParticipantProfessionally I have no experience with this age. i am a mom and do lots of play groups so I have experienced this age first handedly. Honestly it seems like not many babies under 6 months participate but every now and then we get some at our neighborhood play groups. Life is crazy and so challenging those first few months that it really is difficult just to get the baby in the car with all of their stuff to just leave the house for anything. There is no real routine and no one gets enough sleep at this point. I like the idea of just congratulating parents or caregivers for even making an effort to come out and being sincere about that.
October 24, 2017 at 10:40 pm
in reply to: Use 5 words to describe the music experiences in Sprouting Melodies 1.
ParticipantWords- Seated, slow, calm, supportive, and intimate.
5 sentences= Move your instrument slowly so the baby can track and really see what you’re doing. Make sure you are singing too! Your baby wants to hear your voice! Let the baby explore the instrument however he or she wants to- even if its with his or her mouth! Any response from your baby is a positive one, even if he or she is just looking, they are taking in all the information and trying to process it. If your baby is getting fidgety, it’s ok to prop them up and let them be in a standing position.
Plan- hello song- Don’t need guitar- keep same song so it’s inviting and predictable for them
Bonding songs- sway with the baby, can vary a little bit with tempo but gauge the age range and if they are ready to go faster
songs about me- can spend a lot of time on these. share with baby and then face baby out and have them look at the group to sing and share
instrument songs- drums without mallets or maracas that aren’t able to be choked on. Let baby explore and hold if they can.
movement- gentle and still swaying. can hold baby in a position to have their feet on the floor if they are accepting of it.
goodbye- same song- depending on age can use finger picking gently or strumsOctober 23, 2017 at 9:40 pm
in reply to: Share your thoughts with the board members on the role of music therapy in community based settings.
ParticipantDoes this mean the board members of SM? or is this if we were to pitch this idea to people to have them understand MT and SM?
ParticipantCan I reply to myself and get credit? Well Laura, it looks like you said pediatric when you meant pediatrician but I totally agree on what you are sayin. 🙂
October 16, 2017 at 10:12 pm
in reply to: What value do music therapists bring to families of young children?
ParticipantI think one of our greatest value that we bring is our education on music but more than just pastor Dave with the guitar doing sing a longs but the knowledge to know how the music works in a developmentally appropriate way. We can create songs for unique situations that might arise in our community instead of just singing folk songs.
ParticipantI haven’t been in this community for long but I am part of several mom groups and forums. I think universally everyone always questions if what their child is doing is ok and at an appropriate level. The pediatric can offer some insight but I think SM is unique that we as providers can say that it is ok that the kid is exploring the instruments in their mouth or whatever. We get to witness it for much longer than what a doctor would. And also seeing other peers interact in the same environment but be assured that it’s ok that your child is doing something different.
I very typically see moms in play groups freaking out that their child is doing x while everyone else is engaged in y.October 12, 2017 at 1:58 pmParticipantHope I’m doing this right too!
Moving- Awareness- rhythmic and is instinctual- naturally moves Trust- repetitive movements responsively Independence- can move arms and legs separately and rhythmically Control- follows simple dance moves Responsibility- able to sequence several dance moves together
Listening- Awareness- hears difference in parents and others voices Trust- recognizes favorite songs Independence- can tell how intense the music is playing like soft and loud Control- Stops to listen Responsibility- Listens to peers
Singing- Awareness- babbles are pitches Trust- can imitate pitches of other some times Independence- babbles have more inflection Control- babbles or speaks with more melody Responsibility- has melodic contour and pulse and meter- can sing
Instruments- Awareness- can tell between play and sedative music Trust- briefly can play along even for one beat Independence- explores uses the instruments as their meant to be played Control- can do starts and stops Responsibility- can maintain a steady beat and uses instrument appropriately
October 12, 2017 at 1:43 pmOctober 9, 2017 at 9:24 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantKaren- That does sound difficult! I like how the videos are reassuring us that things may only happen for a second or may not be on pitch or in key but thats ok!
October 9, 2017 at 9:23 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantWorking mostly with adults, I definitely use all four of these but I struggle the most with movement. It’s sometimes difficult to get adults to dance or move without feeling embarrassed or think of it being too “child like”. But it depends on the client. I look forward to working on all four of these with little ones! Especially since under 5 is before they really decide whats “too cool” for them to do or not do.
October 9, 2017 at 9:19 pmParticipantKaren- I agree! chronological age definitely doesn’t mean the client still isn’t in one of these stages! I think it’s a good take away for me to keep that in mind regardless of age especially working with people with disabilities.
ParticipantI haven’t been able to work with kids under 5 in Indiana since under Medicaid, you go on a waiting list and usually you don’t get on until age 8. Now that I live in Ohio and use different type of billing and contracts, my current company has access to people of all ages for services. I look forward to taking the skills I learn here to utilize with younger ones since I haven’t had the experience.
ParticipantHi Emily! I’m in Columbus but I went to school and grew up in Cleveland!
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