by Bessie Barth | Jul 14, 2022 | Children, Clinical Repertoire, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Making Music, Music Therapy, Resources, School Settings, Special Education, speech and language
New Song Activity: “Alphabet Kitchen”Over the course of my internship, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of students with goals that involve the alphabet; ranging from writing the entire alphabet, both in lower and upper case letters, to letter...
by Bessie Barth | Jul 14, 2022 | Mental Health, Music Therapy, Special Education, speech and language
Say hello to our intern, Stephanie Goodman!Blog Post #1Almost one month in! As a new intern, my first few weeks here at Music to Grow On have been full of learning experiences. Observing multiple MT-BC caseloads has given me the opportunity to not only view different...
by Bessie Barth | Dec 1, 2020 | Adults, Autism, Holidays, Making Music, Mental Health, Music Therapy, School Settings, Session Planning, Song writing, Special Education, speech and language, Teens, Themes, Young Adults
Are you running out of ideas for positive expression this fall? I know this has been a tough year for everyone and we’re probably all feeling a little different about the holiday season this year. A few songs I have been using with students and adults to identify...
by Bessie Barth | Oct 19, 2020 | Cognition, speech and language
Hello everyone, welcome to another blog post! Today, we will be talking about speech & language NMT techniques! Just as a quick disclaimer, I am not a certified NMT. All of this information is from prior research, experience and information that I learned from...
by Molly Coleman | Oct 13, 2020 | Autism, Children, Early Childhood, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Music Therapy, School Settings, Special Education, speech and language, Teens
Exploring physical prompts for speech productionProducing speech is a complex process that involves coordination between the diaphragm, vocal folds, jaw, lips, tongue, and more. Speaking requires motor skills that we must practice in order to learn, like riding a...
