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June 6, 2013 at 2:10 am
in reply to: Create a plan for songs and music experiences to use in a Sprouting Melodies 1 session.
ParticipantHello: Good Morning
Body Perc: Sit Down with Me
Lap Ride: Wiggly Jiggly Car
Instrument: I Like This Song
Gross Motor: As Big As Can Be
Cool Down: Where is My Face?
Goodbye: Goodbye (MRP)
June 6, 2013 at 1:55 am
in reply to: Write 5 sentences you can use when speaking with parents about musical responses of children in SM1.
Participant1. That’s just the right distance (18 in) where he can see you best!
2. You baby wants to hear YOUR voice! They recognize your voice and learn best from you.
3. Singing and swaying is a great way to bond with your baby.
4. It’s ok to let your baby explore the instruments in their mouth.
5. Put a steady beat on your baby somewhere.
June 6, 2013 at 1:47 am
in reply to: Use 5 words to describe the music experiences in Sprouting Melodies 1.
June 5, 2013 at 12:57 am
in reply to: Share some of your experiences with children of this age and level.
ParticipantI have twins, now almost 5, who we 32 week preemies. I had a very interesting experience as my daughter came home at 5 lbs and very much a preemie not quite ready to deal with the sensory stim of the outside world! My son was actually in the hospital for the entire first 6 months of his life, and intubated for most of that, and so he was unable to make any vocal sound at all. 🙁 I must say that I was so, well, distracted with medical needs during this time that I don’t think I noticed a single musical thing. Thankfully, my son especially now loves music more that most. 🙂
I have also had a couple of babies this age join my group, so it is nice to finally see what a more ‘typical’ development looks like.
June 5, 2013 at 12:48 am
in reply to: Share your thoughts with the board members on the role of music therapy in community based settings.
ParticipantThis topic is interesting from many different angles. Perhaps I’ve never really thought about what the term “community based MT” really means. Does that mean it looks and feels like MT, but without all of the documentation? When I started my early childhood classes, I looked at myself as a very highly qualified teacher, but did not even consider that it could be qualified as “community based music therapy”. As Meredith said, it is obviously not clinical music therapy with assessment & formal goals etc.
And so where is the line between community based MT and therapy? As part of my business I also lead music groups in community preschools in the area… and have been asked to see an elementary autism classroom across the hall. Not for music therapy, but for recreational music, just like my preschool groups. No goals & objectives, just music. To me this feels a little fuzzy and close to the line. Perhaps because it is a population that typically receives clinical MT. As long as we are all clear on definitions and expectations of no data etc, (and a lesser fee), is this ethical? What do you think? Or perhaps this is too far off topic, and that’s fine too!
June 1, 2013 at 4:53 pmParticipantThe need I see in our community is a reasonably priced music class with high quality music. We have Music Together and Kindermusik in town which are definitely not cheap. I have twins and couldn’t really afford to take my twins. There is a baby store in town that offers an inexpensive music classes, but the quality is frankly awful. EVERY song is recorded music. So, my goal is to provide something in the middle!
June 1, 2013 at 4:46 pmParticipantSing & Sign. Very cool idea. But it’s very expensive and you get FOUR lesson plans. That’s it. 🙁
June 1, 2013 at 4:43 pmParticipantHmm, so do the formatting options not work? There was a bulleted #2 in my response above.
June 1, 2013 at 4:42 pmParticipantMT’s are uniquely qualified for many reasons.
Musicianship. Many other programs are taught by moms who attended classes and may or many not have the skill to accurately reproduce rhythms and pitch intervals etc. etc. They may or many not be able to play guitar or piano at all.
Our training and group experience also gives us the flexibility to change tempos, timbres, or activities to fit the needs of the group at that moment. (I always have a lesson plan, but I rarely follow it exactly!) Sometimes the group just needs to jump, even if a quiet activity is on the plan. 😉
Our knowledge of special populations allows us to be comfortable with children with special needs and more sensitive to all children. I cannot help but watch for reactions in the children that I think might be missed by others. Which leads back to #2I’m sure there are more, but this is what jumps to mind first.
May 22, 2013 at 12:19 amParticipantAaak, sorry for the bold! It was all nicely formatted when I copied and pasted. Sorry.
May 22, 2013 at 12:10 amParticipantSinging:
Awareness – will vocalize nonspecific pitches
Trust – will change pitch in response to changes in pitch
Independence– will vocalize descending intervals
Control – will sing a phrase with approximate melodic contour
Responsibility- can sing a familiar song using melodic contour
Playing
Awareness –will alter movements in response to and turn toward sounds
Trust – Briefly uses pulse and meter, 2-3 shakes
Independence – can purposefully strike a drum or bang two instruments together.
Control – can imitate simple rhythm patterns
Responsibility – can group simple rhythm patterns into sequences of patterns
Move
Awareness – reflexive movement patterns, repetitive rhythmic movements with body
Trust – moves body parts with internal rhythmic beat
Independence – moves whole body rhythmically, clap hands
Control – will stop moving when music stops. Adjusts speed to reflect music
Responsibility – will recall and reproduce simple learned movement patterns (Head, Shoulders, Knees & toes)
Listen
Awareness –will alter movement and vocalizations in response to silence in music
Trust – will initiate vocalization in response to silence in music
Independence – seeks out source of music, recognizes familiar music even with change in timbre
Control – will watch others as they make music, stops to actively listen to music
Responsibility – listens to music of others, can take turns singing or playing in a groupMay 21, 2013 at 11:17 pmParticipantAs the others mostly all mentioned, it is easy and intuitive to include Singing, Moving, and Playing Instruments in my classes. I have not always included a specific intervention (or song) specifically directed at Listening. More likely I (and perhaps the others as well?) have incorporated listening and looked for those responses within the other music experiences.
I really appreciated the words that you gave us for parent education this week. This is the area that I would most like to improve in my classes. I understand and implement so many of these concepts, but I tend to lack the easy vocabulary to relaying this info to parents.
May 15, 2013 at 12:22 amParticipantCourtney, I agree, it is very interesting to apply the musical stages to our own children! 😉 My twins are just entering the Responsibility stage. Just this week my daughter has started really singing whole songs with mostly correct pitch and rhythm. She came out of preschool singing the our phone number in the song I wrote to help them remember it.
May 15, 2013 at 12:07 am
in reply to: Sing and learn some of the songs presented in the video. Share with the board your experiences using these songs.
ParticipantI really enjoyed the concept of categorization of songs. I’ve always had songs categorized in my head I guess, but it’s nice to really think of songs in this way. (I can see how it would make planing oh so much easier as well.) I tried Hold on Tight in my group today and it was a big hit. I always do ‘bounces’ or ‘pony rides’ in my groups, but the addition of the slower, more cuddly section is wonderful! My almost 5 year old son also could not get enough!
I wrote several songs during my internship, oh so many years ago! Let’s Make a Circle is one. I’ll have to see if I can find the notation. 🙂
May 14, 2013 at 11:59 pm
in reply to: Discuss with the board the traditional and cultural music in your home community.
ParticipantI am a transplant into Cedar Rapids, IA, and we have a large Czech population here! I had a brief stint working in hospice mostly with older adults. I did a bit of research (this was before I learned of the wonders of youtube!), but unfortunately I moved on before I really learned any songs. I did hear that the “Prune Song” was a big one!
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