General Music Therapy
What non-music areas are worked on?
Cognition, communication, social/emotional, and physical
What time in your life makes a lasting impact on what songs you remember?
Childhood to young adult years
What are some non-verbal forms of communication?
AAC device, sign language, etc...
What is a reason we relate to certain songs?
Lyrics or music can set or describe an emotion, situation, or idea
What are the two types of motor skills?
Gross and fine motor
What is music therapy?
An evidence-based therapy that uses music to work on non-music goal areas
What music is best for long periods of focusing?
Non-lyrical music
What instruments can be used to help production of breath?
Recorder, Harmonica, Wind or Brass instruments
What is a group musical activity that can aid in self-expression?
Improvisation
What instruments can be used for fine motor skills?
Piano, strings, wood and brass instruments
Who can benefit from music therapy?
Everyone
What part or parts of the brain react to music?
All of them
How can music be used to work on intonation?
Melodic phrases for sentences
What is the Iso-principle?
Matching the client's mood or behavior with music and then shifting to a new mood
What is the most important element for slowing down heartrate?
BPM