tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870530298450082582.post4482431268468387832..comments2024-02-07T03:13:21.639-05:00Comments on WillCollier.com: Music Therapy at the AFLAC Cancer CenterWill Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15125312209711458722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870530298450082582.post-75425939950699645922012-01-03T13:37:27.211-05:002012-01-03T13:37:27.211-05:00Wow Will, what an amazing thing to read from the h...Wow Will, what an amazing thing to read from the husband of my friend! I am sitting at a Children's Hospital in Norfolk, VA taking a break from seeing my little preemie and got to read this...it brightened my day! I got to see the news clip-- no sound sadly, but even without words I was inspired by Beth!!!! She is an amazing woman! I am even more motivated to stay in touch with the music therapist that works with the NICU so my son is on her schedule :-) She already helped me record a CD to play for Isaac with me reading and singing to him and the her singing songs that she feels preemies tend to respond well to...all because of Beth! :-) <br /><br />- LisaLisa Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02096478052435045570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870530298450082582.post-24844933334643785682012-01-03T12:00:55.210-05:002012-01-03T12:00:55.210-05:00With autism kids, reverse the process: instead of ...With autism kids, reverse the process: instead of playing music to them, teach them to use the tools of MIDI sequencing to create music. <br /><br />Use Sibelius or Finale, either with the virtual instruments they include, or using virtual instrument plug-ins. Set music, play music--learn.<br /><br />http://www.sibelius.com<br />http://www.makemusic.comJohn Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295924385078506335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870530298450082582.post-30968169640050182602012-01-02T23:18:57.774-05:002012-01-02T23:18:57.774-05:00I finished all my coursework to be a music therapi...I finished all my coursework to be a music therapist...but couldn't afford to do the unpaid 6-month internship.<br />But I can certainly attest to music therapy's efficacy and effectiveness. The main problem with music therapy is also its strength: it can be a cue, a behavior re enforcer, a training tool...pretty much everyone in the world has some sort of positive experience with music, and that can be used in therapy. But the problem is that there re so many ways to use music in therapy, it can be hard to convince or sell people on its effectiveness...it almost sounds like snake-oil.<br /><br /><br />The only population that music therapy doesn't work well with is autistic individuals, because music tends to overstimulate them.Nathan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618170642379567187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870530298450082582.post-50857751901736075382012-01-02T21:05:46.880-05:002012-01-02T21:05:46.880-05:00Very cool, Beth.
May you and "your" kid...Very cool, Beth.<br /><br />May you and "your" kids be richly blessed in 2012.JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.com