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May 9, 2019 at 7:09 pm
in reply to: What value do music therapists bring to families of young children?
ParticipantI think that music therapist bring a different outlook. Music therapist are able to reach kids in a way that other therapist cant and the music tends to make the therapy more enjoyable.
ParticipantAlicia I love that you know that you have those cultures in your community. I couldn’t really tell you if my community has any cultures like that! I should find out!
ParticipantMy community would really benefit from having more opportunities for individuals with special needs. We have a lot of kinder music classes but they aren’t willing to work with kids who are different. I also live in a very low income area so while these classes would be helpful it would be even better if I could find someone to fund the classes.
May 5, 2019 at 10:27 pmMay 5, 2019 at 10:25 pmParticipantSinging: AWARENESS- cry with discomfort, TRUST- vocalize when the music disappears, INDEPENDENCE- uses glissandos and slides, CONTROL- sings clearly pitched intervals, RESPONSIBILITY- can sing with accuracy.
Instrument Play: AWARENESS- open hand and keep on instrument for periods of time, TRUST- grasps instruments, INDEPENDENCE- is able to sustain beats for a period of time, CONTROL-begins to use two handed instruments, RESPONSIBILITY- can maintain beat while others are playing rhythms.
Movement: AWARENESS-move body rhythmically to music, TRUST- kick legs and feet toward desired instrument, INDEPENDENCE- rotated head to direction of music making, CONTROL-starts and stops with music, RESPONSIBILITY- can do learned sequences.
Listening: AWARENESS- put ear against a ringing bell, TRUST- listens to music and responds to lack of music, INDEPENDENCE- listens to music and responds accordingly by playing or moving, CONTROL-can maintain interest in music even when not actively playing, RESPONSIBILITY- can listen to others make music and wait for turn to come in.
May 5, 2019 at 10:07 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantI use a lot of singing in my practice, but I can definitely say that I’ve made the mistake of expecting children to be able to sing certain words of the song before they’re even vocalizing much. Since beginning this class, I’ve added the use of glissandos and I’ve tried to insert more time without sound.
Instrument playing is a favorite of my kids! It’s really cool to see how each child favors a different instrument. The kids all explore instruments and it’s cool to see how at the beginning of out time together they play however they want, but towards the end they’ll try to play along with me rhythmically. I’ve also noticed that pulse and meter are easier for my kids to follow if I do exaggerated movements when I play.
With movement I have a lot of children that enjoy rocking along to music, so we do a lot of that, but most of my kids struggle to make purposeful movements along with me to songs. I’m seeing after this week though that the cause of this could be that I’m missing the steps in between rhythmic movements and musical sequences.
Listening is probably one of the hardest things I work on with children. I try to get the children to listen, but most of the time they really struggle to focus on me enough to listen. The children I work with are easily distracted and a lot of the times it’s like they can’t even hear any music.May 2, 2019 at 12:03 pm
in reply to: How have you used these four music experiences in your practice?
ParticipantShannon, I completely agree with you on movement being awkward in 1:1 session. I have a child that I started working with before she could walk and I’m still working with her now that she has learned to walk. I want to do movement activities, but I’m struggling to figure out how to make that transition form being seated for the hour to periods of standing for movement.
April 29, 2019 at 3:07 pmParticipantCarrie,
I had a child that just started moving her body to music today and it was wonderful to see because along with moving more she has started to verbalize more along with the music. She’s been bouncing and spinning, but she’s still a little hesitant on her feet because she stumbles when doing it. It’s really fascinating to see how differently this child responds to movement now from when I started working with her 8 months ago!April 29, 2019 at 3:04 pm
in reply to: Sing and learn some of the songs presented in the video. Share with the board your experiences using these songs.
ParticipantBrooke I love what you said about the movement. Most of my kids don’t usually do the movements with me, but they do find a lot of joy in me doing movements to the music. Usually the kids will pick up a movement or two, but they don’t usually do all of it. I’ve also found that props work really well. I use felt tree and sunshine when singing the song Mr. Sun to children and they really enjoy that!
April 29, 2019 at 3:02 pm
in reply to: Discuss with the board the traditional and cultural music in your home community.
ParticipantI’m not really sure what music connects most of the families I work with. I contract with a government agency at the moment and I see a lot of the kids I work with in a daycare. I have a few children that are Latina and I try to use some music with Latina beats when I work with them, but most of the time I don’t really get an opportunity to learn what kind of music the families use culturally. Those that I have talked to don’t usually use culturally specific music, but usually only allow their children to listen to playlist that consist of children’s music or music from specific children’s shows.
ParticipantAlicia I completely agree with what you said about college not having enough early childhood classes. My practicums were all with school aged children and now I’m working with kids below school age, so it’s been a big adjustment and I feel like i’ve just been trying to keep my head above the water while I try to figure out the best way to work with these children.
ParticipantI’m looking forward to bringing a better understanding of what children at different developmental levels need and I plan on bringing more opportunities for families. My area only has kindermusic and in a mommy and me group that I run at a local community center a mom told me that her child was kicked out of kindermusic because they were so vocal and liked to move a lot. They told the mom that the child was too disruptive and wasn’t allowed back, but they still made the mother pay for the remainder of the classes. This situation is what inspired me to take this course because I felt like that was a normal reaction for a child between the ages of 1 and 2. I want to provide a more welcoming environment for children to express themselves and I want to help parents find the best ways to help their children.
ParticipantAlicia! I love that you work in a children’s hospital! My town has a large children’s hospital, but unfortunately they don’t have music therapy there. I tried to get a contract going with them, but they refused to meet with me, but I’m going to try again sometime in the future!
ParticipantStephanie! I would love to hear about the Dementia related credentials that you have! That’s the population I work with outside of children!
April 26, 2019 at 8:35 am
in reply to: Discuss with the board the traditional and cultural music in your home community.
ParticipantI’m practicing in the city that I grew up in in Georgia! We’re in the Bible belt, so church music plays a big part in a lot of things. My town is also the home of James Brown, so soul music is really big here too. Our area is very welcoming to all cultures though. We have a large festival every year where we have food and music performances from all over the word that local residents provide and we have many festivals around here such as out Greek festival and our hispanic heritage festival. I don’t use very culturally diverse music with the kids I work with if I’m being honest, but I will do it with the adults I work with.
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