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Laura Rosen Anderson, MT-BC and Rebecca Vaudreuil, MT-BC

Resounding Joy staff music therapists Rebecca Vaudreuil and Laura Anderson share their experience providing music-centered wellness for children with multiple disabilities in Southern and Northern India. A total of 13 music therapists and trained volunteers traveled to India. Resounding Joy is a California 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to promote social, emotional, physical, and spiritual well being through music.

Resources:

Kern, P., Gilbertson, S., Behrens, G. A., Tait, A., Fouche, S., Tennant, M., Loureiro, C., Gao, T., & Sundar, S. (2010). Music Therapy Worldwide: Exploring Trends and Challenges in Research, Practice, and Education. Retrieved from http://www.wfmt.info/WFMT/25._Anniversary_Events.html.

Muktananda, S. (1997). Sing the name, the meaning and significance of thirty-six devotional chants. New York: SYDA Foundation.

Resounding Joy at http://www.resoundingjoyinc.org

Sundar, S. (2007). Traditional healing systems and modern music therapy in India. Music Therapy Today (Online), 8(3). Available at http://musictherapyworld.net.

Sundar, S. (2006). Music therapy in India: General guidelines on musical preferences and approaches for musical selections. In T.V. Sairam, T V. (Ed.) Music therapy the sacred and the profane (pp. 91-97) Chennai, India: Nada Centre for Music Therapy.

Sundar, S. (2008). Music Therapy Worldwide: India. WFMT Video available at http://www.wfmt.info/WFMT/Regional_Information.html

Sundar, S. (2009). WFMT Fact Page about music therapy in India. Retrieved form http://www.wfmt.info/WFMT/Regional_Information_files/Fact%20Page_India.pdf

About the Authors:

Laura Rosen Anderson, MT-BC is a staff music therapist with Resounding Joy and Music Worx Inc. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy from the University of Iowa. She provides music therapy services for hospice patience, older adults, and children with special needs while offering private music instruction as well. Contact: [email protected]

Rebecca Vaudreuil, MT-BC graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Rebecca is a Neurologic and NICU Music Therapy specialist on staff with Resounding Joy. Rebecca works throughout San Diego county with a variety of populations, including military personnel, premature infants, individuals with developmental disabilities or special needs, patients with traumatic brian injuries, and within an intergenerational music for older adults and youth program. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Roen Anderson, L. & Vaudreuil, R. (Author). (2012, September 1). Resounding Joy: Music Therapy in India. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Jennifer W. Puckett, MT-BC

Do you as a music therapist feel like you are constantly singing the same songs over and over again? If so, it’s important to keep in mind that the simplest tunes can provide a big boom in development by using a interdisciplinary approach in early intervention.

Resources:

Therabeat at www.therabeat.com

In Harmony Pediatric Therapy Clinic at www.inharmonypediatrictherapy.com

About the Author:

Jennifer Puckett is the owner of Therabeat, Inc and co-owner of In Harmony Pediatric Therapy Clinic in Canton, GA. She is a licensed Kindermusik® educator, credentialed Early Intervention Specialist, is  certified in the Therapeutic Listening Program, and trained in Infant Massage and Neurologic Music Therapy. Jennifer serves as Secretary and Reimbursement Chair of the SER-AMTA. Throughout her week, she sees many children and families in the Canton area. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Puckett, J. (Author). (2012, September 1). A Little Tune with a Big Boom! Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Kalani Das, MT-BC

Humor and laughter both have a role in music therapy from helping clients feel more at ease to creating interpersonal connections and serving as a catalyst for emotional release. This podcast identifies the primary types and uses of humor and laughter and explains the roles they play in music therapy practice with young children.

Resource:

A Laughing Song

About the Author:

Kalani Das, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist, professional percussionist, and certified Orff-Schulwerk music educator. As a performing and recording artist, he has worked with several music legends and appears on numerous TV and movie soundtracks. Kalani is the founder of the Developmental Community Music Approach to music-centered wellness, co-author of the Music Therapy Drumming curriculum, and creator of the Hula for Life wellness program for older adults. For more information about Kalani’s work visit his website at www.kalanimusic.com. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Das, K. (Author). (2011, September 15). Laughter in music therapy and with young children. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Dorothy Denton, BM, MT-BC

This podcast is an invitation to join the growing number of early childhood music & movement professionals encouraged by collaborative efforts to produce a broad knowledge base in the field. The author introduces music therapy to the Early Childhood Music & Movement Association and makes a case for engagement, informal and formal, between early childhood music educators and music therapists working specifically with children under age 5.

Resources:

Shared resources for AMTA members from Early Childhood & Movement Association/Perspectives  Journal can be found at  www.musictherapy.org  in the members area/”news and resources.”

More about Early Childhood Music and Movement Association at www.ecmma.org

About the Author:

Dorothy Denton, BM, MT-BC  is in private practice in Mansfield, Ohio at Music Moves Studio. She is also a certified early childhood music and movement specialist and serves on the board of the Early Childhood Music And Movement Association (ECMMA). Dorothy has a strong interest in young children including those with developmental delays, neurobiological disorders, and hearing impairments. Her presentations have touched on many topics in early childhood, including primary movement, special needs, musical relationship, music and yoga, and the disciplines of early childhood music education and music therapy. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Denton D. S. (Author). (2011, September 15). Seed pod: Collaboration to help children grow through music and movement. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Cathy Knoll, MA, MT-BC

Many traditional children’s songs focus on farmers, animal sounds, and imaginary topics, e.g. an “old woman who swallows a cow.” This podcast moves beyond sing-alongs in early childhood, providing examples of reality-based, customized songs created by music therapists to address specific goals and to assist individual preschoolers learn and practice new language skills.

Resources:

Certification Board for Music Therapists. (2010). CBMT Scope of Practice. Available at http://www.cbmt.org

Furman, A. & Humpal, M. (2006). Goals and treatment objectives, settings, and service delivery models in early childhood and early intervention settings. In Humpal, M. & Colwell, C. (Eds.), Early childhood and school age educational settings: Using music to maximize learning (pp. 82-96). Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association.

Hoskins, C. (1988). Use of music to increase verbal response and improve expressive language abilities of preschool language delayed children. Journal of Music Therapy, 25, 73-84.

Kaplan, R. (2006). Step by step: A hierarchiacal approach to group music therapy intervention in preschool settings. In Humpal, M. & Colwell, C. (Eds.), Early childhood and school age educational settings: Using music to maximize learning (pp. 82-96). Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association.

Lim, H. (2010). Use of music in the applied behavior analysis verbal behavior approach for children with autism spectrum disorders. Music Therapy Perspectives, 28(2), 95-105.

Paul, R. & Sutherland, D. (2005). Enhancing early language in children with autism spectrum disorders. In F. Volkmar, R. Paul, & E. Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of autism  and pervasive developmental disorders (pp. 946-974). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Knoll, C. & Henry, D. (2010). Let’s talk: Music therapy strategies to facilitate communication. Stephenville, TX: MusicWorksPublications.com.

About the Author:

Cathy Knoll, MA, MT-BC, has provided music therapy services to groups and individuals of all ages, including young children, in schools, residential facilities, clinics, and private practice since 1974. Knoll writes and publishes professional self-study courses for www.MusicWorksPublications.com and for www.123forTeachers.com. Knoll also writes and produces podcasts for FAQautism.com and coordinates the AMTA-Pro podcast series. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Knoll, C. (Author). (2011, September 15). Moving beyond “moo, cow, moo”: Targeted song-based language experiences for young children. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Elizabeth K. Schwartz, LCAT, MT-BC

This podcast presents lessons learned by the author during a two year music therapy project in a K-12 school and discusses the role of music therapy in preparing young children to succeed throughout their entire educational career in the least restrictive environment of inclusive, public schools.

Resources:

Adamek, M.S., & Darrow, A.A. (2005). Music in special education. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association.

Ervin, D. (2011). Bullying children with disabilities: A global epic. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Gordon, E. E. (2003). A Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children. Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc.

Markowitz, J., Carlson, E., Frey, W., Riley, J., Shimshak, A., Heinzen, H., Strohl, J., Lee, H., & Klein, S.(2006). Preschoolers’ Characteristics, Services, and Results: Wave 1 Overview Report from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS). Rockville, MD: Westat. Retrieved from www.peels.org.

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004). Young children develop in an environment of relationships. Working Paper No. 1. Retrieved from http://www.developingchild.net

Schwartz, E. K. (2008). Music, therapy, and early childhood: A developmental approach. Gilsum, New Hampshire: Barcelona Publishers.

Shonkoff, J., & Phillips, D. (Eds.). (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences Press.

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About the Author:

Elizabeth K. Schwartz, LCAT, MT-BC is a senior music therapist at Alternatives for Children in Suffolk County, New York where she specialized in Early Intervention and preschool treatment. Beth provides staff development training for public schools on music therapy, music and special education, and music education. As a member of Children Learn in Music Best, she performs and records original music with music therapy colleagues. Beth is also the author of Music, Therapy, and Early Childhood: A Developmental Approach and a frequent contributor to imagine. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Schwartz, E. K. (Author). (2011, September 15). Lessons learned in least restrictive environments: The role of music therapy in preparing young children to succeed in inclusive schools. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Christine A. Barton, M.M., MT-BC

How does constructing meaning affect a child’s path to literacy? This podcast attempts to meld music schemas with the constructivist theories surrounding literacy development and examine where meaning in text and music lies and how children with hearing loss might benefit from such ideas.

Resources:

Anderson, R. C. (1977). The notion of schemata and the educational enterprise: General discussion of conference. In: R. C. Anderson, R. J. Spiro, and W. E. Montague (Eds.) Schooling and the acquisition of knowledge. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Anderson, R. C. & Pearson, P. D. (1984). A schema-theoretic view of basic processes in reading comprehension. In: P. D. Pearson (Ed.), Handbook of reading research (pp. 255-291). New York: Longman.

Barton, C. (2011). Tree-O. Retrieved from goo.gl/wcfuv.

Campbell, P. S. (1998). Song in their heads: Music and its meaning in children’s lives. New York: Oxford University Press.

Geers, A. E., Strube, M. J., Tobey, E. A., Pisoni, D. B., & Moog, J. S. (2011). Long-term outcomes of cochlear implantation in early childhood. Ear and Hearing Supplement, 32 (1), (pp. 84S-92S). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

Clay, M. (1991). Becoming literate: The construction of inner control. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Gordon, E. (2003). A music learning theory for newborn and young children. Chicago: GIA Press.

Goswami, U. (2009). The basic processes in reading: Insights from neuroscience. In D. Olson & N. Torrance (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of literacy (pp. 134-151). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Kamii, C. (1991). What is constructivism? In C. Kamii, M. Manning, & G. Manning (Eds.). Early literacy: A constructivist foundation for whole language (pp. 17-30). Washington DC: National Education Association.

Meyer, L. B. (1956). Emotion and meaning in music. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Pearson, P., & Stephens, D. (1994). Learning about literacy: A 30-year journey. In R. Ruddell et al. (Eds.), Theoretical models and processes of reading (4th ed., pp. 22-42). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Robertson, L. (2009). Literacy and deafness: Listening and spoken language. San Diego: Plural Publishing.

Smith, F. (2004). Understanding reading. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Thompson, W. F. (2009). Music, thought and feeling: Understanding the psychology of music. New York: Oxford University Press.

Weaver, C. (2002). Reading process & practice. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

About the Author:

Christine A. Barton, MM, MT-BC is an award-winning composer and performer and a board certified music therapist. In addition to her private practice, she is a music consultant to Advanced Bionics and provides music therapy services to the children of St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf in Indianapolis. Chris primarily works with children with hearing loss and those with Autism Spectrum Disorders. She recently completed a post graduate certificate in “Auditory Learning in Young Children” and joined the Project ASPIRE team at the University of Chicago. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Barton, C. A. (Author). (2011, September 15). Constructing meaning in music and text: Implications for literacy development in young children with hearing loss. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Matt Logan, MT-BC

In this podcast, Matt Logan interviews Kim Hawkins, an experienced NICU Music Therapist who provides services in a highly-rated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the United States. In the interview, the speakers address current approaches to treatment, including a NICU layout, common goals and objectives as well as music therapy interventions.

Resources:

 Als, H. (1982). Toward a synactive theory of development: Promise for the assessment and support of infant individuality. Infant Mental Health Journal, 3 (4), 229-243.

Arnon, S., Shapsa, A., Forman, L., Regev, R., Bauer, S., Litmanovitz, I., & Dolfin, T (2006). Live music is beneficial to preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit environment. Birth 33 (2), 131-6.

Caine, J (1991). The effects of music on the selected stress behaviors, weight, caloric and formula intake, and length of hospital stay of premature and low birth weight neonates in a newborn intensive care unit. Journal of Music Therapy, 28,180-192.

Cassidy, J. & Standley, J (1995) . The effect of music listening on physiological responses of premature infants in the NICU. Journal of Music Therapy, 32(4), 208-227.

Cevasco, A. M. (2008). The effects of mothers’ singing on full-term and preterm infant and maternal emotional responses. Journal of Music Therapy, 45, 273-306.

Collins, S. K., & Kuck, K. (1991). Music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit. Neonatal Network, 9(6), 23-26.

DeCasper, A. J., & Fifer, W. P. (1980). Of human bonding: Newborns prefer their mothers’ voices. Science, 208, 1174-1176.

Fisher, C.B., & Als, H. (2004). Trusting behavioral communication. In M. Nöcker Ribapierre (Ed.), Music therapy for premature and newborn infants. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publisher.

Gerhardt, K. J., & Abrams, R. M. (2004). Fetal hearing: Implications for the neonate. iIn M. Nöcker Ribapierre (Ed.), Music therapy for premature and newborn infants. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publisher.

Grant, R. E., & Cevasco, A. M. (2005). Effects of the Pacifier Activated Lullaby on weight gain of premature infants. Journal of Music Therapy 42 (2), 123-139.

Hanson Abromeit, D. (2003). The Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) as a model for clinical music therapy interventions with premature infants. Music Therapy Perspectives, 21 (2), 60-68.

Mackinlay, E., & Baker, F. (2005). Nurturing Herself, Nurturing Her Baby Creating Positive Experiences for First-time Mothers through Lullaby Singing. Women and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture, 9, 69-89.

Maiello, S (2004). On the Meaning of Prenatal Auditory Perception and Memory for the Development of the Mind: A Psychoanalytic Perspective. In M. Nöcker Ribapierre (Ed.), Music therapy for premature and newborn infants. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publlisher.

Nöcker-Ribaupierre, Monika (2004). The mother’s voice – a bridge between two worlds. In M. Nöcker Ribapierre (Ed.), Music therapy for premature and newborn infants. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publisher.

Rock, A., Trainor, L., and Addison, T. (1999). Distinctive messages in infant-directed lullabies and playsongs. Developmental Psychology, 25 (2), 527-534.

Standley, J. & Madsen, C. (1990). Comparison of infant preferences and responses to auditory stimuli: Music, mother, and other female voice. Journal of Music Therapy, 27(2), 54 97.

๏Standley, J. (2002). A meta-analysis of the efficacy of music therapy for premature infants. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 17(2), 107-113.

Symington, A., & Pinelli, J. (2008). Developmental care for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants. The Cochrane Collaboration. 3, 1-10.

Trehub, S, & Trainor, L. (1990). Rules for listening in infancy. In. T. Enns (Ed). (1990). The development of attention: Research and theory. Advances in psychology, 69. (pp. 87 119). Oxford, England: North-Holland.

Trehub, S. E., Unyk, A. M., Kamenetsky, S. B., Hill, D.S., Trainor, L. J., Henderson, J. L., Saraza, M. (1997). Mothers’ and fathers’ singing to infants. Developmental Psychology, 33 (30, 500-507.

Whipple, J. (2000).The effect of parent training in music and multimodal stimulation on parent – neonate interactions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Music Therapy, 37(4), 250-268.

Whipple, J. (2008). The effect of music-reinforced nonnutritive sucking on state of preterm, low birthweight infants experiencing heelstick. Journal of Music Therapy, 45(3), 227-272.

About the Interviewee:

About the Author:

Matt Logan is a music therapy practitioner in Iowa City and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Arts degree in Music Therapy at The University of Iowa. He works primarily in hospice and palliative care settings, but is also interested in using lullabies with premature and full-term infants as evident by his website www.APerfectLullaby.com. In this podcast Matt interviews Kim Hawkins, an experienced NICU Music Therapist who provides services in a highly-rated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the United States. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Logan, M. (Author). (2011, September 15).Practicing music therapy in the NICU: An interview with Kim Hawkins. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Amy Robertson, MM, MT-BC

At the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children, the music therapy team has started rounding with NICU physicians and other staff which has improved communication as well as orders for music therapy services. In this podcast, the current protocol for receiving music therapy orders is discussed as well as tips for improving awareness of music therapy services in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Resource:

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About the Author:

Amy Robertson, MM, MT-BC received her masters in music therapy from Florida State University and started the medical music therapy program at Florida Hospital in Orlando in 2005. The NICU music therapy program was the first in the country to receive reimbursement for inpatient services. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Robertson, A. (Author). (2011, September 15). Rounding with medical staff to increase music therapy awareness in the neonatal intensive care unit. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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Rachel Rambach, M.M., MT-BC

This podcast spotlights the author’s perspective on a new technological medium, video blogging. Through the use of a weekly video blog on her website, the author has been able to reach her clients in an exciting and personal way. Client testimonials and personal reflections reveal the great potential of this medium.

Resources:

The Good Green Earth, That Yellow Bus, and all other “Sunday Sing-Along” videos can be found at Listen & Learn Music or at Rachel Rambach’s YouTube channel.

Blog www.listenlearnmusic.com

About the Author:

Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC is a music therapist providing individual and group services to children of all ages and levels of development. Her blog, www.listenlearnmusic.com, contains intervention ideas, music downloads, and links not only to the websites of other music therapists, but also of music educators, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who might offer innovative ideas and products to use in working with young children. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Rambach, R. (Author). (2010, September 1). Sunday sing-along: A video series. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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