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  • But My Sister Can’t Play With Me: Structuring Music-Play Experiences for Siblings who are Developing Differently

    Carol Ann Blank, Ph.D., LCAT, LPC, MT-BC

    This podcast describes how music therapy can support sibling play.  

    https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Carol-Ann-Blank_podcast-2018.mp3

    Resources:

    • Siegel, D. J., & Bryson, T. P. (2011). The whole-brain child: Twelve revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind. New York, NY: Delacorte Press.
    • About the Author:

      Carol Ann Blank, Ph.D., MT-BC is the Manager of Research and Special Needs Services at Music Together Worldwide where she created the Music Together Within Therapy® program, a trademark license model for clinicians to implement in individual and small group music therapy sessions.

      Suggested Citation: 

      Blank, C. A. (2018, September 1). But my sister can’t play with me: Structuring music-play experiences for siblings who are developing differently. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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    • Being Playful in a Pediatric Hospital: Music Therapy and Child Life Perspectives

      Matt Logan, MA, MT-BC, Brianna Negrete, MM, MT-BC, and Chloe Kelleher, MA, CCLS

      Can sick children play? Two music therapists and a child life specialist from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco discuss the importance of supporting play. The music therapy program is support by the Peterson Family Foundation. 

      https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Matt-Logan-et-al._podcast-2018.mp3

      Resources:

      • Bolig, R., Fernie, D. E., & Klein, E. L. (1986). Unstructured play in hospital settings: An internal locus of control rationale.Children’s Health Care, 15(2), 101-107.
      • Hendon, C., & Bohon, L. M.  (2007). Hospitalized children’s mood differences during play and music therapy. Child: Care, Health, and Development, 34, 141-144.
      • Piserchia, E. A., Bragg, C. F., & Alvarez, M. M. (1982). Play and play areas for hospitalized children. Children’s Health Care: Journal of the Association for the Care of Children’s Health, 10, 153-138.
      • Walworth, D. D.  (2009). The effects of developmental music groups for parents and premature or typical infants under two years on parental responsiveness and infant social development. Journal of Music Therapy, 46(1), 32-52.
      • About the Authors:

        Matthew Logan, MA, MT-BC is a music therapist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, specializing in hematology/oncology, bone marrow transplant, neurological rehabilitation, and palliative care. Contact: [email protected]

        Brianna Negrete, MM, MT-BC is a music therapist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco and works in the Intensive Care Nursery, Cardiac Intensive Care, Cardiac Transitional Care Units, and palliative care.

        Chloe Kelleher, MA, CCLS grew up in her mother’s preschool and has 15 years of experience as an early childhood educator. As a child life specialist in the playroom at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, she works to promote therapeutic play opportunities for children and families.

        Suggested Citation: 

        Logan, M., Negrete, B., & Kelleher, C. (2018, September 1). Being playful in a pediatric hospital: Music therapy and child life perspectives. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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      • Prenatal Music Bonding: Building Family Relationships Before Birth

        Mary DiCamillo, EdD, MT-BC, ET/P

        This podcast introduces prenatal music bonding and ways that siblings can interact and play with their siblings before birth. 

        https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mary-DiCamillo_podcast-2018.mp3

        Resources:

        • Satt, B. J. (n.d.).  A sound beginning womb songs. Retrieved from https://wombsongs.com/brian-j-satt-ph-d/
        • DiCamillo,M. (2016). Sound Birthing Music. Retrieved from http://www.soundbirthingmusic.com/#/
        • Federico, G. F. (2017). A Musical Journey Through Pregnancy: Prenatal Music Therapy. Tenerife, Spain: Obstare.
        • About the Author:

          Mary DiCamillo, EdD, MT-BC, ET/P is the founder and master trainer of Sound Birthing Music and a pre- and perinatal music therapist. She is a contributing member of the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT).

          Suggested Citation: 

          DiCamillo, M. (2018, September 1). Prenatal music bonding: Building family relationships before birth. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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        • Winter Play Songs: Repertoire and Applications for the Holiday Season

          Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC

          This podcast addresses the challenge of planning repertoire for the holiday season and how to write and adapt playful songs that are appropriate across cultures, religions, and traditions.

          https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rachel-Rambach_podcast-2018.mp3

          Resources:

          • Rambach, R. (2015, September 15). Working together with parents: Songs for skill generalization. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz
          • Rambach, R. (2018, January 12). 12 goal-based winter songs for children. Retrieved from https://listenlearnmusic.com/2018/01/winter-songs.html
          • About the Author:

            Rachel Rambach is the founder and co-owner of Music Therapy Connections, a private practice in central Illinois, and creator of Listen & Learn Music. Her passion is writing and recording early childhood songs, and sharing them with her colleagues.

            Suggested Citation: 

            Rambach, R. (2018, September 1). Winter Play Songs: Repertoire and Applications for the Holiday Season. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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          • Using Technology to Support Communication in the Music Therapy Classroom

            Beth McLaughlin, MSE, MT-BC

            In this podcast Beth McLaughlin interviews Amy Myers on how to successfully embed technology into music therapy sessions.

            https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/McLaughlin_podcast-2017.mp3

            Resources:

            • ClassDojo (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.classdojo.com/#LearnMore 
            • Crowe, B. J., & Rio, R. (2004). Implications of technology in music therapy practice and research for music therapy education: A review of literature. Journal of Music Therapy, 41(4), 282-320.
            • Giufre, M. (2013).  Educational Technology for All Learners.  Retrieved from  http://markgiufre1.com/
            • Magee, W., & Burland, K. (2008). Using electronic music technologies in music therapy: Opportunities, limitations and clinical indicators. British Journal of Music Therapy, 22(1), 3-15.
            • Kern, P., & Humpal, M. (Eds.). (2012). Early childhood music therapy and autism spectrum disorders: Developing potential in young children and their families. Philadelphia and London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
            • McLaughlin, B. (2015). Using SMART Board® Technology in the Music Therapy Room to Enable Young Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder. imagine 6(1), 65-67. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz
            • About the Author:

              Beth McLaughlin, MSE, MT-BC has over 40 years of experience providing music therapy services to young children with special needs in Upstate New York. She is a composer of children’s music and a frequent presenter on the subject of music therapy in special education and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Ms. McLaughlin is a regular contributor to imagine.

              About the Interviewee:

              Amy L. Myers, MT-BC, is one of the lead music therapists at Wildwood School in Schenectady, New York. She provides individual and group music therapy services to elementary aged students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and complex learning disabilities.

               

              Suggested Citation: 

              McLaughlin, B. (2017, September 1). Using Technology to Support Communication in the Music Therapy Classroom. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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            • Music Therapy: The Intersection of Play and Technology

              Katie Myers, MM, MT-BC

              This podcast discusses incorporating technology while keeping the playfulness crucial for child development.

              https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Myers_podcast-2017.mp3

              Resources:

              • Crowe, B. J., & Rio, R. (2004). Implications of technology in music therapy practice and research for music therapy education: A review of literature. Journal of Music Therapy, 41(4), 282-320.
              • Hahna, N. D., Hadley, S., Miller, V. H., & Bonaventura, M. (2012). Music technology usage in music therapy: A survey of practice. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 39(5), 456-464.
              • Kneas, K. M., & Perry, B. (n.d.). Using technology in the early childhood classroom. Retrieved from http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/using_technology.htm.
              • Magee, W., & Burland, K. (2008). Using electronic music technologies in music therapy: Opportunities, limitations and clinical indicators. British Journal of Music Therapy, 22(1), 3-15.
              • Magee, W., Bertolami, M., Kubicek, L., LaJoie, M., Martino, L., Sankowski, A., Townsend, J., Whitehead-Pleaux, A. M., & Buras Zigo, J., (2011). Using music technology in music therapy with populations across the life span in medical and educational programs. Music and Medicine, 3(3), 146-153.
              • About the Author:

                Katie Myers specialized in NICU and medical music therapy. She currently works at Levine Music, where she supervises clinical students and interns, and engages in clinical work with special learners, at-risk youth and young adults, children and adolescents with ASD, and early intervention populations. Contact: [email protected]

                Suggested Citation: 

                Myers, K. (2017, September 1). Music Therapy: The Intersection of Play and Technology. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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              • A Day in the Life: The Role of Technology in Running an Early Childhood Music Therapy Practice

                Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC

                This podcast leads through a typical day in an early childhood music therapy practice enriched by technology and interactive media.

                https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Rambach_podcast-2017.mp3

                Resources:

                • Rambach, R. & Erfurt, M. (2010). Online resources at your fingertips. imagine, 1(1), 91.
                • Kamerad, K., & Rambach, R. (Producers). (2017, May 15). Creative business breakdown [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://creativebusinessbreakdown.com.
                • About the Author:

                  Rachel Rambach is the owner of Music Therapy Connections, a private practice in central Illinois, and creator of Listen & Learn Music. She hosts Guitars & Granola Bars, a podcast for women who are balancing a passion-fueled career with being a mom. Contact: [email protected]

                  Suggested Citation: 

                  Rambach, R. (2017, September 1). A Day in the Life: The Role of Technology in Running an Early Childhood Music Therapy Practice. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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                • Supporting Parents and Young Children Through Interactive Media

                  Carol Ann Blank, Ph.D., MT-BC

                  This podcast describes the use of the Music Together’s Family Music Zone app and the Hello Everybody app.

                  https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Blank_podcast-2017.mp3

                  Resources:

                  • American Academy of Pediatrics (2017). Media and children communication toolkit. Retrieved from https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/pages/media-and-children.aspx
                  • Music Together Worldwide (2017). Music Together Within Therapy. Retrieved from https://www.musictogether.com/prospective-parents/special-needs/music-together-within-therapy
                  • Pasiali, V. (2013). Music therapy and attachment relationships across the life span. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 23(3), 202-223. doi:10.1080/08098131.2013.829863
                  • Yang, Y.-H. (2016). Parents and young children with disabilities: The effects of a home-based music therapy program on parent-child interactions. Journal of Music Therapy, 53(1), 27-54. doi:10.1093/jmt/thv018
                  • About the Author:

                    Dr. Carol Ann Blank is the Manager of Research and Special Needs Services at Music Together Worldwide where she also oversees the Music Together Within Therapy program. She coordinates research and program evaluation and provides support to Music Together teachers to include children with special needs in Music Together classes. Contact: [email protected]

                    Suggested Citation: 

                    Blank, C. A. (2017, September 1). Supporting Parents and Young Children Through Interactive Media. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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                  • Just the Basics–Apple Music 101

                    Hanna Jade Watson, Music Therapy Student

                    This podcast discusses music subscription services such as Apple Music  and its advantages for use in early childhood music therapy practice.

                    https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Watson_podcast-2017.mp3

                    Resources:

                    • Apple (2017). Apple Music. Retrieved from https://www.apple.com/apple-music/
                    • Apple (2017). Join Apple Music on Your Android Phone. Retrieved from https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205365
                    • About the Author:

                      Hanna Jade Watson is a senior student pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree of Music Therapy at the University of Alabama. Contact: [email protected]

                      Suggested Citation: 

                      Watson, H. J. (2017, September 1). Just the Basics – Apple Music 101. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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                    • #MTBaby: Music Therapy with Generation Tech

                      Dawn M. Sandel, M.A.Ed.,, MT-BC

                      This podcast discusses low, mid, and high tech devices and provides examples of how they can be utilized purposefully in early childhood music therapy sessions.

                      https://www.imagine.musictherapy.biz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sandel_podcast-2017.mp3

                      Resources:

                      • Ablenet (2017). BIGMack. Retrieved from https://www.ablenetinc.com/technology/speech-generating-devices/bigmack
                      • Ablenet (2017). Big Step-By-Step. Retrieved from https://www.ablenetinc.com/technology/speech-generating-devices/bigmack
                      • Ablenet (2017). iTalk2 with levels. Retrieved from https://www.ablenetinc.com/technology/speech-generating-devices/italk2-with-levels
                      • About the Author:

                        Dawn Sandel, M.A.Ed., MT-BC, works at RISE Center, Tuscaloosa at the University of Alabama. She provides large and small group music therapy services to children (8 weeks to 5 years) with and without disabilities in an inclusive preschool setting.  Contact:  [email protected]

                        Suggested Citation: 

                        Sandel, D. M. (2017, September 1). #MTBaby: Music Therapy with Generation Tech. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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