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 Molly Coleman | Aug 19, 2020 | Autism, Children, Clinical Repertoire, Cognition, Early Childhood, Making Music, Music Therapy, School Settings, Special Education
Welcome to another repertoire spotlight! Previously on the MTGO Blog, we’ve shared 10 Inspirational Songs for Kids & Teens and 5 Ways to Use “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” in Music Therapy. In this post, I’d like to share a little bit about one of...
by Bessie Barth | Aug 11, 2020 | Children, Cognition, Making Music, Teens, Young Adults
“Found” Instruments an At-Home Scavenger HuntHi all, Kaitlyn here! As we are entering what feels like year 3 of being at home, I’ve been thinking about ways to make the most of time at home. I know as a music therapist I am missing make music with...
by Molly Coleman | Aug 3, 2020 | Adults, Autism, Children, Clinical Repertoire, Cognition, Making Music, Music Therapy, School Settings, Special Education, Teens, Young Adults
One of the songs I play most often in music therapy sessions is “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” as recorded by The Tokens in 1961. This is one of those rare songs that isn’t limited to a specific age group or population, which makes it very versatile for music therapists,...
by Molly Coleman | Jul 23, 2020 | Autism, Children, Cognition, Math Skills, Music Therapy, School Settings, Special Education, Young Adults
How can music therapists help children learn to count?Learning to count is an essential skill for daily life. Children count to make sure they have both shoes, communicate their age with their hands, and even make sure they get as much food as their siblings. I used...
