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It’s so great to “meet” all of you! I also forgot to respond to everyone’s responses so here’s my delayed response 🙂
It is wonderful to see the diversity of life and professional experiences that we are bringing to the table in this training.
October 17, 2017 at 9:47 pm
in reply to: Discuss with the board the traditional and cultural music in your home community.
ParticipantKaren and Erika, that is a good point to consider about the cultural appropriateness of music experiences. It can sometimes be tricky balancing the need for songs the reflect the seasons around us without bringing in songs that might not be a good fit for the cultural or religious communities of our clients. The thing that I keep learning and re-learning is the importance of asking (when I think of it) before something comes up and parents get upset.
October 17, 2017 at 9:21 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantKatherine, I really like your ideas for incorporating more improvised responses. Melody, I like your point that listening can be active participation.
October 17, 2017 at 9:19 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantI have used all four of these music experiences in my sessions with young children, but I have probably not used listening as much as I should. Part of it has probably been a bias on my end that I want my clients to participate as actively as possible, but, after learning about exploring attention when it is focused inwardly and outwardly, I think that incorporating more listening experiences into my sessions could be very beneficial.
October 17, 2017 at 9:11 pmParticipantAll of your charts look fantastic! Melody, I really appreciated how thorough your chart was. Katherine, the use of body and italics made your chart really easy to read through and understand.
October 17, 2017 at 9:07 pmParticipantSinging
* Awareness – makes cooing sounds when content
* Trust – makes pitched vocalizations and will imitate modeled pitches; will use hard consonants randomly when vocalizing
* Independence – uses melodic intonation with simple words
* Control – uses clearly pitched intervals to sing
* Responsibility – accurately sings pitches and the melodic intonation of familiar songsPlaying Instruments
* Awareness – open hand and keep palm open on a drum or tambourine for short periods
* Trust – will shake instrument for short periods of time (not always in response to music or within rhythmic framework)
* Independence – Begins to hold mallets and musical tools
* Control – Beginning to use two-handed instruments such as such as resonator bells
* Responsibility – can maintain a basic beat while others are playing a rhythm patternMoving
* Awareness – will tolerate and show pleasure when being moved musically
* Trust – will move a body part rhythmically when it is touched; will calm to rocking
* Independence – can walk and run and start and stop movement with the music
* Control – quickly adjusts the speed of movements to the tempo of the music
* Responsibility – Able to do learned sequences of movements to participate in social dances and games using musical gesturesListening
* Awareness – responds differently to sedative versus play-song music
* Trust – focuses inwardly in response to “lullaby”-style singing, focuses outwardly in response to “play”-style singing
* Independence – enjoys musical surprises of fermata, glissando, silence
* Control – very alert to the musical actions of others and enjoys being in a music group
* Responsibility – Listens to the playing of othersOctober 5, 2017 at 9:51 pm
in reply to: Discuss with the board the traditional and cultural music in your home community.
ParticipantI grew up in a rural midwestern community with a lot of rock and country music. Now I’m living in Montreal, a very multi-lingual city. Quebec has a rich tradition of folk songs which is great to draw on, but a lot of the children I work with are immigrants or children of immigrants so I get a lot of interesting song requests. I once had child request the song “C’est la vie” by Khaled a song that is half in French (which I know enough of the language to sing) and half in Algerian Arabic (which I have no idea how to pronounce). Between the linguistic complexities and the wide variety of cultures represented by my children, I rarely have a dull moment!
October 5, 2017 at 9:29 pm
in reply to: Sing and learn some of the songs presented in the video. Share with the board your experiences using these songs.
ParticipantShelley, that’s so great that “Are you ready for music” worked as a way of getting your new client famliarized with the musical environment! It seems like such a good song for introducing so many aspects of music sessions, too, which makes it a particularly great fit for your client.
October 5, 2017 at 9:22 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 probably won’t get a chance to use any of the songs with any clients this week. But, I am especially excited for the ideas for the transition songs! I often travel between classrooms at the daycare where I’m providing music groups so I usually walk into the room with the children finishing an activity. Having a song like “Good Morning to You” that I can sing as the children come to the circle and sit down while I start pulling out my instruments might be a great way of transitioning the group from their previous activity into the music.
October 5, 2017 at 9:14 pmParticipantShelley, that’s a great example of the control stage! It’s such a great time to offer opportunities for turn taking and and imitation.
October 5, 2017 at 9:12 pmParticipantI am currently providing small music groups to an entire daycare which has given me an interesting opportunity to watch the full spectrum of musical development. For example, the baby/toddler group that I started working with back in January have gone from the independence stage, such as moving their bodies rhythmically and smiling and laughing whenever I threw in musical surprises like surprise stops, to the control stage. Now this group has started imitating movements more and vocalizing as a group. It has been remarkable to watch so much change in a relatively short period of time!
ParticipantGood point about the fun, Katherine! With all of the goal writing, work responsibilities, and intervention development that comes with music therapy jobs, it can be easy to lose sight of the importance of injecting fun into everything. It’s good to celebrate it!
September 28, 2017 at 6:30 pm
in reply to: What was your most valuable takeaway from this weeks’ content?
ParticipantGood point, Emily! It is interesting how so much of our culture pressures parents to raise “perfect” children. This can be really stressful for them so being able to provide opportunities to support and reassure the parents is truly beneficial.
September 28, 2017 at 6:27 pm
in reply to: What was your most valuable takeaway from this weeks’ content?
ParticipantOne of my biggest takeaways for me this week is the reminder of how many changes really happen in a short period of time with young children. It can sometimes be easy to forget that young children are growing in so many different ways!
ParticipantWhat I personally bring to early childhood music therapy is a willingness to try new things and experiment. In this last year as I have been developing a program for a new population for me (young children at daycares and a therapy center), I’ve been learning to embrace jumping in to new situations with child-like enthusiasm 🙂
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