Guest guest Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Music and songs do wonders for my son. Sorry I can't point you to a place to get therapy, since his is through his school, but here are few things your daughter may like.Dr. has an extensive selection of songs that are perfect for engaging a kid. She's huge with preschoolers (and preschool teachers). The songs are enunciated clearly and paced just right for singing along. My son has always loved " Twinkle, Twinkle " . When my husband looked for a version to load on the toddler MP3 player, he kept finding versions done by big names that would showcase their voices with fancy flourishes but did nothing for my son. Dr. Jean's version sounds like she's singing it for a kid to sing with her. There's even a little instrumental part, where she says, " Now, you sing. " Other Dr. songs to check out are " Wheels on the Bus " , " Bubble Gum " , " Five Little Monkeys " . My kid loves They Might Be Giants' " Here Come the 123s " and " Here Come the ABCs " . Each album comes as a CD/DVD combo. My daughter also loves " Here Comes Science " , but it annoys my son by not being the 123s or ABCs. You can find lots of their stuff on YouTube to check them out. One of our favorites is " Never Go to Work " . Depending on your age, you may remember one of their old songs, " Istanbul (not Constantinople) " . Another duo of talented musicians who happen to do music for kids is Trout Fishing in America. My son loves " 18 Wheels on a Big Rig " and their wacky version of " Five Little Ducks " . Signing Time is a video series for teaching American Sign Language to hearing kids. It's also terrific speech therapy. Each show covers some kid-centered vocabulary, illustrating it with pictures and showing the sign. My son doesn't know many of the signs, but the sheer repetition has grown his vocabulary, and the show has catchy songs to reinforce the vocabulary and signs. Our local library has the DVDs. I wanted to buy them, but they are insanely priced at $30 per half-hour show. There are 13 shows in the first season. Schools may be willing to pay that much, but I'm not. I'm guessing there are a lot of pirated copies of those library DVDs. Luckily our PBS station ran the show for a while, and we still have it on our TiVo. The songs are also available for purchase, reasonably priced. We got the SweetPea3 toddler MP3 player for my son and load all his music on it. You set the volume and choose from 3 playlists. The player is extremely sturdy. My son chucked it out of the car onto the driveway once or twice, and it plays just fine. It turns off automatically after about 15 minutes, so batteries don't die if your kid forgets to turn it off. If you decide to get one, here's a code for a $10 discount: 258UM (enter in the Promotional Code box on the order page). If that code doesn't work, google around for one before you place your order. The main reason we have satellite radio in our cars is XM channel 116, Kids Place Live. They have great kids' music, not Disney treacle, and the DJs are pretty funny. It helps us find new music for the kids. I refuse to have a DVD player in the car, and Kids Place Live makes it possible to stick to that without bored kids driving me nuts. Hope that helps. I'm very interested in finding someplace that offers music therapy but would love to know more about it. Anybody with experiences or feedback? Skilynn is 6 and loves to sing but more than that she can memorize most of the words listening to the song one time. She's especially quick learning the beat and the high/low pitches. Her biggest deficit is articulation errors. Just thought somebody knew more about what it is and how it helps Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Where do you live? My son gets Music Therapy through his ABA school by a licensed music therapist. I know she also sees outside appts. I live in the Woodlands. This is the nonprofit she is through. http://www.musictherapycenter.org/ If you do not live in the Houston area, you may be able to contact them and they may know someone in your area. > > I'm very interested in finding someplace that offers music therapy but would love to know more about it. Anybody with experiences or feedback? Skilynn is 6 and loves to sing but more than that she can memorize most of the words listening to the song one time. She's especially quick learning the beat and the high/low pitches. Her biggest deficit is articulation errors. Just thought somebody knew more about what it is and how it helps > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Okay, we have found my " can't shut up " subject. Just a couple more things: Kay , the music therapist at Monarch (in Houston) sees clients who do not go to Monarch through the diagnostic clinic. For more info, click below.http://www.monarchschool.org/DiagnosticClinic.html WWW.MONARCHSCHOOL.ORG Sesame Street's website is another music favorite. You can set up an account for your kid and save favorites to " My Street " . My Street is an easy page to navigate. It motivated my son to learn to use the computer mouse by himself, a frustrating endeavor for someone who can't understand " click only once " or " click with your index finger. " Some of his favorite songs are the Honker Ducky Dinger Jamboree, Feist's 1 2 3 4, New Pinball 12, Ladybugs' Picnic. Music and songs do wonders for my son. Sorry I can't point you to a place to get therapy, since his is through his school, but here are few things your daughter may like.Dr. has an extensive selection of songs that are perfect for engaging a kid. She's huge with preschoolers (and preschool teachers). The songs are enunciated clearly and paced just right for singing along. My son has always loved " Twinkle, Twinkle " . When my husband looked for a version to load on the toddler MP3 player, he kept finding versions done by big names that would showcase their voices with fancy flourishes but did nothing for my son. Dr. Jean's version sounds like she's singing it for a kid to sing with her. There's even a little instrumental part, where she says, " Now, you sing. " Other Dr. songs to check out are " Wheels on the Bus " , " Bubble Gum " , " Five Little Monkeys " . My kid loves They Might Be Giants' " Here Come the 123s " and " Here Come the ABCs " . Each album comes as a CD/DVD combo. My daughter also loves " Here Comes Science " , but it annoys my son by not being the 123s or ABCs. You can find lots of their stuff on YouTube to check them out. One of our favorites is " Never Go to Work " . Depending on your age, you may remember one of their old songs, " Istanbul (not Constantinople) " . Another duo of talented musicians who happen to do music for kids is Trout Fishing in America. My son loves " 18 Wheels on a Big Rig " and their wacky version of " Five Little Ducks " . Signing Time is a video series for teaching American Sign Language to hearing kids. It's also terrific speech therapy. Each show covers some kid-centered vocabulary, illustrating it with pictures and showing the sign. My son doesn't know many of the signs, but the sheer repetition has grown his vocabulary, and the show has catchy songs to reinforce the vocabulary and signs. Our local library has the DVDs. I wanted to buy them, but they are insanely priced at $30 per half-hour show. There are 13 shows in the first season. Schools may be willing to pay that much, but I'm not. I'm guessing there are a lot of pirated copies of those library DVDs. Luckily our PBS station ran the show for a while, and we still have it on our TiVo. The songs are also available for purchase, reasonably priced. We got the SweetPea3 toddler MP3 player for my son and load all his music on it. You set the volume and choose from 3 playlists. The player is extremely sturdy. My son chucked it out of the car onto the driveway once or twice, and it plays just fine. It turns off automatically after about 15 minutes, so batteries don't die if your kid forgets to turn it off. If you decide to get one, here's a code for a $10 discount: 258UM (enter in the Promotional Code box on the order page). If that code doesn't work, google around for one before you place your order. The main reason we have satellite radio in our cars is XM channel 116, Kids Place Live. They have great kids' music, not Disney treacle, and the DJs are pretty funny. It helps us find new music for the kids. I refuse to have a DVD player in the car, and Kids Place Live makes it possible to stick to that without bored kids driving me nuts. Hope that helps. I'm very interested in finding someplace that offers music therapy but would love to know more about it. Anybody with experiences or feedback? Skilynn is 6 and loves to sing but more than that she can memorize most of the words listening to the song one time. She's especially quick learning the beat and the high/low pitches. Her biggest deficit is articulation errors. Just thought somebody knew more about what it is and how it helps Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 FYI... Music Therapy is the prescribed use, by a qualified music therapist, of (1) music, (2) music-related activities, and (3) the relationships that develop through shared musical experiences to support positive changes in a person’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, or emotional state. Music therapists work in a variety of settings, including medicine, rehabilitation, psychiatric care, special education, correctional facilities, state schools, community-based health care, and private practice. For more information click here. Is there research to support the use of music therapy? Yes. Not only is there extensive research in the pages of the two AMTA peer-reviewed journals, Journal of Music Therapy, and Music Therapy Perspectives, but there are international journals of music therapy and music medicine and research in these fields regularly appears in journals from other professions. A visit to the CAIRSS database, maintained at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San , will show you the strong research base music therapists have for working with people with brain damage, Parkinson's disease, mental retardation, autism, cancer, just to start. Music therapy research in neuroscience, neonatal intensive care, and Alzheimer's disease is going on at major medical centers throughout the country. There is more detailed information on music therapy research here. http://www.musictherapy.org/ http://www.centerformusictherapy.com/ http://www.twu.edu/music/music-therapy-ba.asp http://www.preludemusictherapy.com/intro.html Hope this is helpful! nna -- nna Bond, M.Ed., ATPSpecial Education ConsultantAutism SpecialistRESNA certified Assistive Technology Practitioner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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