PIEDMONT MUSIC THERAPY CLINIC & STUDIO
  • About
  • Music Therapy FAQ
  • Lessons & Performance
  • Contact
  • ASC Info
  • Contracts
  • Continuing Ed
  • Forms
  • Internship
  • MT Coaching
  • Partners
  • Staff
  • Blog
  • Newsletters
  • Veteran Programs
Picture
Private Practice Blog, started in 2013

PIEDMONT MUSIC THERAPY

Written by music therapists - board certified.

​Interested in a topic we have not yet covered? Please let us know.

Takeaways from Concurrent Session: “Extra! Extra! Read All About It!”

4/11/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Written by: Molli Smith, MT Intern

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to attend my second SER-AMTA Conference - this time in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was a great time to catch up with friends and professors, and to meet some new faces. I enjoyed going to the concurrent sessions, especially due to the wide range of topics. One of my favorite sessions was about how to incorporate children’s literature in music therapy, presented by Kirby Carruth, MMT, LPMT, MT-BC, Rachel Coon-Arnott, MMT, LPMT, MT-BC, and Amber Weldon-Stephens, EdS, LPMT, MT-BC. The majority of this presentation consisted of hands-on intervention examples that we could implement in our own practice, which was a fun way to end a long day of concurrent sessions. I really enjoyed learning about different ways to make children’s books more interactive, and wanted to share some of my takeaways. 


Why choose singable books when working with children? 
  • It allows them to hear the natural rhythm of spoken language, which will help further speech development 
  • It instantly engages the brain - both hemispheres are working simultaneously 
  • Level of focused attention increases when they are actively participating in the telling of the story 
  • Promotes listening and reading skills 



​









Ways to make the books interactive:
  • Incorporating props such as puppets, visuals, or a physical object from the story
  • Movement - teaching simple actions to do on different words/parts of the story 
  • Instruments - Have them play during a recurring line of the book, bring in different instruments to represent specific sounds or objects
  • Use background music to add another sensory element (for example, playing rain sounds for a book about a rainy day) 

An example of a specific application that they included in the concurrent session was with the book Pete The Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin. Materials needed for this include: book or powerpoint of book pages, visuals of school settings, guitar, and tambourines. Begin the book by singing the chorus “I’m rocking in my school shoes,” using a blues progression and upbeat strumming pattern. Have the students play their tambourines during the recurring chorus line, and place them in their lap or on the floor for other parts of the book. When Pete moves to a different space within the school (such as library, cafeteria, playground, etc.), give students the opportunity to match the correct visual with the location from a field of choices. 

Here is a link to an online resource where you can virtually borrow books for free.

What is your favorite book you have incorporated in music therapy sessions?


0 Comments

    PMT

    Providing music therapy services for early childhood to older adults, music instruction and enrichment plus continuing music therapy education in Greater Charlotte Area of the Carolinas.

    Picture

    Archives

    March 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    August 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    June 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013

    Categories

    All
    Advocacy
    Camp
    Charlotte
    Conference
    Contract
    Fall
    Hospital
    Imagine
    Inservice
    Legislation
    Licensure
    Mental Health
    Museum
    Music Therapy
    Recital
    Save The Date
    Scholarship
    Summer
    Volunteers

    RSS Feed

Piedmont Music Therapy is a 501(c)(3) status organization.
​
Piedmont Music Therapy accepts donations via venmo @piedmontmusictherapy or any amount through QuickBooks. Contact us to arrange an electronic pledge!

Main Location

Picture
READY TO DISCUSS INTAKE PROCESS?
​
​
Call 803-206-2044.

What Our Clients Are Saying

"Thank you so much for the work you do year round! You spread so much joy throughout our facility!"
~ Staff Member 

Contact Us

    Subscribe Today!

Submit
Photo from wwward0
  • About
  • Music Therapy FAQ
  • Lessons & Performance
  • Contact
  • ASC Info
  • Contracts
  • Continuing Ed
  • Forms
  • Internship
  • MT Coaching
  • Partners
  • Staff
  • Blog
  • Newsletters
  • Veteran Programs