Music Therapy Session Plan: Bethany Lutheran Village



Music Therapy Session Plan: Bethany Village

SMT: ________James Hiller__________________ Co-leader: ________________________________________________

Group/Unit: _______________Arbor South_____ Date: __________________________________

(Specific Client(s) focus: ___________________________________________________________________________________________)

|Goal Areas: |1. Cognitive Stimulation (ex. orientation x 3, attention, perception, LT/ST/IM memory, simple processing, problem solving, response time, creativity) |

|Broad “areas of need” to be addressed |2. UE & LE Gross Motor Movement (ex. sensorimotor function, coordination, strength, endurance, fluidity, ROM, ) |

| |3. Social Skills (ex. interaction, eye contact, self control, ) |

| |4. Communication (ex. expressive & receptive language, singing/speech rate and articulation, |

| |5. Psychological/Affective (self-expression, alter mood/energy level, motivation, self-actualization tendencies, anxiety, withdrawal) |

|Objectives: |1.a. Residents will demonstrate perception and recall of specific subjects, objects, events within song material through at least one verbalization in response to|

|Smaller, discrete aims within the broad |txst questions. |

|goal areas; these are directly observable|1.b. Residents will share at least one recollection of earlier life experiences stimulated by song material |

|and recordable responses to music |2.a. Residents will imitate simple rhythms up to 5 beats long on percussion instruments from txst model |

|experiences |2.b Residents will follow txst model (UE synchrony) of structured rhythmic movements to a 3 minute piece |

|Methods: |Re-creative: Vocal recreation, Instrumental recreation, Rhythmic imitation exercises, Synchronized rhythmic |

|Each has inherent demands. Responses | |

|relate specifically to tx objectives |Receptive: Structured movement to prerecorded music, |

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| |Improvisation: Conducted Improvisation (with tone chimes) |

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| |Creative: |

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|Song/ Music Materials: (tunes, pieces, |Song material: Greeting and closing songs, Carolina in the Morning, Carolina Moon, Saints, Dixie, |

|instrumentarium) |(extras: Oh Susanna, Tennessee Waltz, I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles, When You Wore a Tulip, Fly Me to the Moon, Walkin’ My Baby Back Home) |

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| |Instrumentarium: handheld percussion, keyboard, guitar, |

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| |Manipulatives: ribbon rings |

|Procedures: |1. Introduce myself and student participants.- reestablish resident’s names in my memory |

|A description of the specific operational|2. Play greeting song, “I’m Glad to Be” - Use residents’ names throughout- Use at least 2 key changes |

|steps carried out to facilitate the music|3. Introduce theme: “Songs of the South” - probe re: southern states, birth place, travel to the southern USA |

|therapy session. These should be laid |4. Sing Carolina in the Morning (with intro, 2 times through) |

|out numerically and sequentially in order|5. Use verbal techniques to elicit associations and memories |

|to help conceptualize the work to be |6. Sing Carolina Moon (“a favorite waltz” with intro, 2 times through) |

|done. |7. Use verbal techniques to elicit associations and memories |

| |8. Distribute instruments for “Saints”-(drum section, bells section, shakers section) |

| |9. Instruct residents to listen for the cue in the song for their instrument type- |

| |9.a. demonstrate- |

| |9.b. rehearse |

| |10. Start song and adapt and verbally instruct as necessary |

| |11. Sing through v. 1 and 2 then introduce instrument sections- end with everyone playing and singing. |

| |12. Redistribute instruments for “Dixie” (same sections) |

| |13. Instruct re: when each section plays (shakers on pulse of verses, drum on beats following “look away,” cymbal and triangle on “I wish”- all play at the end |

| |phrases following “look away.” |

| |13.a. rehearse sections |

| |13.b. play/sing tune and encourage participation |

| |14. Collect instruments- |

| |15. Distribute tone chimes for “Swing Low”- groupings for D, G, A7 |

| |16. Conduct and sing |

| |17. Collect instruments |

| |17. Briefly Recap session |

| |18. Transition to closing song (It’s Time to Say Good-Bye) |

| |19. Close session (“Thanks for the music”) |

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| |TIME PERMITTING: Blues Songwriting and improvisation with black tone chimes |

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|Session Evaluation: | |

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|Results and Interpretation; | |

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|Results = a factual description of | |

|client responses observed within the | |

|various music experiences in | |

|reference to the stated objectives | |

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|Interpretation = a determination (or | |

|educated guess) as to why the clients | |

|responded as they did | |

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|Ideas for improving the session: | |

|Re: planning, facilitation, choice of | |

|music, key of music, arrangements, | |

|therapeutic relationship, set up of | |

|the environment, instruments used, | |

|etc. | |

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SMT (Student Music Therapist) Date

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