Meredith Powers, MT-BC, Neurologic Music Therapist-Fellow
“Our Music Therapy Showcase is now the First Annual Music Therapy Showcase! Students from Giant Steps classes Noble, Palmer, Oz, and Acadia performed for each other, staff, and families to show off the skills they have learned in music therapy sessions every week. Some of the skills involved: modulation to use the appropriate amount of force and rate to play instruments at the correct tempo and/or dynamics, inhibition, initiation, using more than 2 senses to play with the group while reading music, and leading a group, among others. Each student has so much to be proud of and I’m thrilled to share their successes. “
“I Can Do That” – Dance, skill learned: leading the group
“Yellow Submarine” – Paddle Drums, skill learned: modulation to using the correct amount of force to play loudly and quietly
“Big Red Car” – Tambourines and Egg Shakers, skill learned: switching between instruments
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” – skills learned: looking and listening to others
“Jingle Bells” – Paddle Drums and Bells, skill learned: modulation to using the correct rate to play fast and slow
“Kum Ba Yah” – Boomwhackers and Autoharp, skill learned: modulation to using the correct rate to play fast and slow
“I’m Playing the Drum” – Hand Drum, skills learned: passing, sharing, and taking turns
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” – Paddle Drum and Tambourine, skill learned: directional words
“This Song Will Get Stuck Inside Your Head” – Dance, skills learned: sustaining play and performing
“DK Rock and Roll Band” – Keyboard and Drum Set, skill learned: inhibition (stop and wait)
“Giant Steps Rock and Roll Band” – skills learned: cognitive motor processing and social skills
COMING SOON… A video of the First Annual Music Therapy Showcase at Giant Steps!