TME Tuesday: I Have an Apple (from sing about autumn)
Therapeutic Music Experience
I Have an Apple
Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC
Purpose:
To encourage appropriate social interaction through passing and tossing an
object; bilateral coordination meeting at mid-line; hand-eye coordination;
entrainment to external beat; sustained attention
Source:
Original chant and TME. © 2011 by Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC.
Materials:
Large stuffed apple; OPTIONAL: external beat track on instrument or CD
Environment:
Group members sitting in a circle where passing or tossing an object is easy to
complete
Song/Chant/Words:
VERSE ONE
X
X X X X X X X
I have an apple, ripe and sweet, I
pass it to Mary Jane, ever so neatly.
X X X X X X X X
Mary Jane has an apple, ripe
and sweet, she passes it to Kelly ever so neatly.
VERSE TWO
X X X X X X
X X
Kelly has an apple, sweet
and round, she rolls it to Chet on the ground.
X X X X X X X
Chet has an apple, sweet and
round, he tosses it to Mary Jane, don’t let it touch
X
the ground!
Procedure:
R = Reinforcement opportunities; C = Redirection/Cue opportunities; A =
Assessment
1.
C=show
the group the stuffed apple. If desired, start steady beat (body percussion –
patsch; or external beat track)
2.
C=start
the chant at moderate tempo, entrained to the external beat
3.
A=assess
whether group members are entraining to the beat, are chanting along, and/or
are patsching
4.
R=reinforce
all group members who are actively engaged in making music or entraining to the
beat. Redirect group members who are not actively engaged through proximity or
use of names
5.
C=pass
or roll the apple to a member of the group, substituting the group member’s
name in the lyric as indicated by the underlined words
6.
C=continue
the chant, using first and third person tenses as appropriate for the activity
of the group
7.
A=assess
whether group members are able to name the targeted person, can roll, pass, or
toss the apple as indicated, can catch the apple, and whether they continue to
entrain to the external beat
8.
R=reinforce
all group members who complete the task as presented by the therapist
9.
Repeat
steps 2-8 until all group members have had a turn, until they start to show s/s
of boredom, or until time is up
Therapeutic
Function of Music: Rhythm functions as a timing function for both the
verbal interaction and the physical coordination. The use of a steady beat,
either in body percussion or through an external beat, provides a predictable
pattern that encourages group members to move in a patterned manner.
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Melody
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Pitch
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Rhythm
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Dynamics
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Harmony
|
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None – this is a chant
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Verbal pitch may be varied to engage client attention
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Steady beat with limited alteration to accommodate client verbal
processing
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Variable – adapt dynamics to engage group member attention
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None
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Form
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Tempo
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Timbre
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Style
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Lyrics
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Strophic
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Variable – adapt tempo to engage group member attention and to assist
clients in coordinating movements – oral and gross motor
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Verbal
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Chant
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Predictable – use of client name increases attention
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Chart adapted
from Hanson-Abromeit, D. (2010). A Closer
Look at the Therapeutic Function of Music. Presentation at 2010 American
Music Therapy Association National Conference: Cleveland, OH.
Adaptations:
·
Use different object – change words to make the
chant appropriate for the new object
·
Use only one motion – roll, toss, or pass –
throughout the TME
Extensions:
- Use more than one object to increase complexity and to increase divided attention
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