Big Boy Bat

Our music therapist uses songwriting and improvisation with a client to promote emotional and verbal expression.

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Songwriting in Music Therapy

A client works with his music therapist to create a song that voices his experience at school.

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Learning through song

"Oo, La, La, La" is a super catchy song to assist in language skills, identifying colors, and promoting attention.

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Music to regulate emotions

"Ready Set" is a great song to help cope with various emotions

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Attention to a Requested Task

A client responds to a request to play the xylophone

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It's Raining Like Crazy Out There

Client is motivated by making up a new song each week.

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Building a Song

Watch as one of our Music Therapists works with a client on building a song with Garage Band.

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Camp Summit

Songwriting promotes expressive language skills. Watch as a client sings a song about Camp Summit, accompanying himself…

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Songs for Emotional Release

Watch as a young girl records a song about the loss of a grandparent.

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Color Coded Bells

The client has a difficult time communicating, but follows a color coded music score perfectly with almost no prompting…

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Brother Motor Skills

Watch big brother help little sister work on motor skills at home using a song from music therapy.

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Motor Coordination with Claves

This little girl is visually impaired and has motor delays. In music therapy, she works on holding objects in each hand…

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Expressive Communication on the Piano

Watch as one of our clients with autism plays the piano and sings. We pick topics and write songs with the objective of…

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Cowboy On The Spot

In this video, our therapist is using various music elements to support the client "on the spot". Watch as he composes …

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Drumming Social Interaction

One of our clients beats on the drum.

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Using KidLinks music during therapy: "On My Island"

In this video, Gina demonstrates some of the movements she does to engage kids. If you don't have shakers or an instrum…

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Musical Improvisation

One of our music therapy clients keeps the beat with a mallet during an improvisation session.

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"Oo, La La La": Singing Without Recorded Music

See one of our music therapy clients singing without the accompaniment of recorded music. The song "Oo, La La La" is av…

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Client Success: Communication Skills

When this little girl came to the clinic, her immediate needs were to improve attention and increase vocalizations. Her…

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Client Success: Stroke Survivor

A song was written to help a child who needed help staying in his own bed. As a stroke survivor, he interprets music wi…

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Self-Esteem: "I Can Use My Voice"

The youngest sibling wasn't feeling heard. The techniques of music therapy and song writing were used to increase her s…

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Anxiety: The First Day of School

In this video, our therapist works with a child dealing with anxiety about going back to school.See also one of our blo…

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