tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post5262826694755161885..comments2024-01-12T00:48:55.192-08:00Comments on Music and Brain Blog at University of Toronto: Lee Bartelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468225852676801noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post-26034639123475350602013-12-19T12:36:23.295-08:002013-12-19T12:36:23.295-08:00Hi Cheryl,
Thank you for your posting. I greatly...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br /> Thank you for your posting. I greatly enjoy hearing about your experiences as a music therapist. <br /><br /> My first thought upon reading this was to ask what kind of effect the music therapy was having on plasticity. Learning cues from music such as raising and dropping your arms, or recognizing rhythmic patterns might stimulate plasticity in related tasks. I wonder if you or your colleagues noticed an improvement in any other areas in your high school student group after extensive music therapy <br /><br /> Cheers,<br />DanielleDaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803837953411674420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post-19777741306989623202013-12-16T20:34:14.672-08:002013-12-16T20:34:14.672-08:00Hi Cheryl,
Thanks for a very heart-warming post. ...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />Thanks for a very heart-warming post. I love that you have been able to find ways to connect with people through music - however small these ways may seem. Often we approach situations with a very narrow definition of what music is. Your work is helping to expand that definition.<br /><br />I can relate to your stories of working with people with a variety of special needs. Sometimes we can't truly understand or appreciate the extent of the impact that we do in fact have. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />WillWill Snodgrasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743530006907489664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post-64166865994028154242013-12-04T10:18:40.409-08:002013-12-04T10:18:40.409-08:00Cheryl - Do you facilitate the music therapy sessi...Cheryl - Do you facilitate the music therapy sessions in Toronto? I developed a piano teaching method using the principles of ABA to teach my low-verbal son with autism how to play the piano. Is is currently being beta tested with non/low verbal children with autism. I'd be interested in getting a better understanding the learning strengths and weaknesses of other disabilities to see if it might have a broader application. I am blogging about the testing at adaptedmusic.blogspot.ca.<br /><br />NaomiAutism Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023134677735019732noreply@blogger.com