Laurel Rosen-Weatherford M.M., MT-BC

This musical audio podcast provides an example of a collaborative project bringing together families through a sing-along story performance including various therapeutic goals and generalization strategies.

Resources:

All song introduced can be found on the Polar Express Sound Track

at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/polar-express-soundtrack-from/id27560427

Starkey, S., Zemeckis, R., Goetzman, G., and Teitler, W. (Producers) & Zemeckis, R.(Director) (2004). The Polar Express [Motion Picture]. United States: Warner Brothers Pictures. Available at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338348/

Allsburg, C.  (1985). The Polar Express. Boston, MA:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Dean, J., & Litwin, E. (2008). Pete the Cat I love My White Shoes. United States: Scholastic.

Dean, J., & Litwin, W. (2008). Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes. United States: Scholastic

The Pete the Cat series is also available at http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/petethecat/

About the Author:

Laurel Rosen-Weatherford is a school music therapist working at the Monroe County Intermediate School District. She specializes in autism spectrum disorder, providing services in community-based settings, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Laurel has presented various workshops on school music therapy both at the state and national level and currently is the Vice President of the Michigan Music Therapists Association. Contact: [email protected]

Suggested Citation:

Rosen-Weatherford, L. (Author). (2013, September 1). Let’s collaborate. Retrieved from www.imagine.musictherapy.biz

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