Approaches to communication through music / Margaret Corke ; with a foreword from Dave Hewett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corke, Margaret, author.

Hewett, Dave, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabled.

Music therapy.

Communicative disorders--Treatment.

Communicative disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the ways forward when working with those who have little or no speech, or limited comprehension of language, is to use music. In this book tried and tested approaches and activities devised to promote the development of communication and social interaction at a fundamental level are clearly set out. The ethos behind this manual is a person-centered approach, within a structured framework and allowing for differentiation and improvisation according to the learner's individual needs and developmental levels. This is a practical guide that contains lots of ideas and original activi

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Approach; Aims; Materials; Us - face, body language and voice; Social interaction game routines; Music; Multi-sensory; Structure; Structure/process; Interaction and attachment; Method; Group dynamics; Guidelines for facilitators; Guidelines for helpers; Guidelines for session planning; 2 The Process; Introduction to six areas of experience; Enabling self-awareness; Valuing and extending communication skills; Nurturing playfulness; Creating stimulating atmospheres and environments

Encouraging explorationDeveloping an openness to the joy and fulfilment of experience; And finally . . .; 3 The Activities; An introduction to using the activities; General guidelines - a reminder; The Ten Commandments of quality interaction; Key to songs and activities; The Songs; Altogether Quietly; Bubbles; Disco Tambourine; Dressing-up Day; Feeling Hands; Goodbye Song; Gloves for Our Fingers; Got You; Group Instrumentals; Here Comes the Band; Hello, Everyone; Hooter; Jingle Gloves; Lycra and the Flying Bird; Music Time; Mirror Song; Ocean Drum; Rainbow Ring; Rainmaker; Scarecrow

Play the DrumShaker, Shaker; Sunshine Drum; Shaker Up and Down; Sunshine Ring; Time to Have Some Fun Today; Tiddley Um Pum Pum; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published in Great Britain by David Fulton Publishers in 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 26, 2014).

ISBN:

1-136-61325-0

1-138-17750-4

0-203-46235-1

1-136-61326-9

9780203462355

OCLC:

958104303