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  • The impact of music therapy on teaching – Chris O’Connor

    The impact of music therapy on teaching – Chris O’Connor

    In this presentation Chris O’Connor unpacks how the humanistic, strength-based approach of his music therapy training and ongoing learning has transformed his music teaching, moving increasingly away from the deficit approach to music education that he experienced in his music learning journey. Chris O’Connor is a registered music therapist and freelance performer, educator, composer and…

  • Reading Music Game and Website

    Reading Music Game and Website

    A free Reading Music Website for students to enhance their music literacy skills. Created by Joseph Allen who teaches music at Primary and Intermediate level and also a Program Designer It has high score boards, certificates, skins (for rewards), fingering charts for wind and brass, instrument specific formats (eg. positions for trombone, valves for brass,…

  • Protected: Make Some Noise! 2017 Conference Resources (members only)

    Protected: Make Some Noise! 2017 Conference Resources (members only)

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  • Musical Play as Therapy in an Early Intervention Programme (Julie Wylie & Susan Foster-Cohen)

    Musical Play as Therapy in an Early Intervention Programme (Julie Wylie & Susan Foster-Cohen)

    “Musical Play as Therapy in an Early Intervention Programme” by Julie Wylie & Susan Foster-Cohen, an article from the publication Approaches. Effective therapeutic use of music for very young children with multi-system developmental disabilities involves engaging them and their parents/caregivers in musical play activities that can regulate the children’s (and parents’) physiological systems, strengthen parent-child relationships,…