TME Tuesday: Walk Like an Animal
This comes from my sing about a bit of everything packet from way back in December 2016. This packet will be available on my website here - I will upload a link to the packet later today. In the meantime, look and see if there are any other editions that you might want to know more about...
Walk Like an Animal (AKA Animal Walking) addresses more than just movement, but movement is an essential part of the therapeutic music experience. Here is the TME plan and a link to the video.
Therapeutic Music Experience
Animal Walking/Walk Like an Animal
Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC
Purpose:
To increase motor planning skill; body awareness; entrainment to external beat;
animal recognition; choice-making
Source:
Original song. © 6-6-2012 by Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC
Materials:
OPTIONAL: pictures of animals to assist in choice-making; guitar or beat CD for
assistance in entrainment
Environment:
Lots of space for moving around the room
Song/Chant/Words:
I IV V7
Walk like an animal, which one?
Which one?
I
V7 I
Walk like an animal, choose one NAME.
I IV V7
Walk like a ANIMAL this way,
this way.
I V7 I
Walk like a ANIMAL all
around.
Procedure:
R = Reinforcement opportunities; C = Redirection/Cue opportunities; A =
Assessment
- C=start singing song, using first verse as cue for experience purpose and including information about expected behaviors
- A=assess whether students are attending to the lyrics
- R=reinforce all attention behaviors – eye contact, singing, entrained movements, discussion/conversation related to the topic
- C=use name of client to prompt that client to choose an animal
- A=assess whether targeted client completes the task
- R=reinforce client when he/she chooses an animal (either verbally or using optional pictures)
- C=sing second verse, replacing ANIMAL with the chosen animal. Provide motor model for movement.
- A=assess group members’ motor coordination and planning as well as attention to movement model
- R=reinforce group members who are moving within expected parameters, entraining to the beat, participating with peers
- Repeat steps 1-9 until group members show s/s of boredom, disengagement, or time runs out
Therapeutic
Function of Music:
The simple, repetitive melody
provides for entrainment as well as predictive behaviors. The lyrics are also
simple, offering instructions on what to do during the song. The lyrics also
cue attention to therapist as model for the desired movements. The rhythm is
steady and without syncopation which promotes entrainment to the beat. Pitch,
dynamics, and tempo are easily varied to assist group members in successful
completion of the expected movements and goals.
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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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Repetitive
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Variable based on client pitch preferences
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Steady, no syncopation to encourage movement
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Variable based on needs for gaining client attention
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I, IV, V7
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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 based on needs of the clients to be able to entrain
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Variable based on instrumentation
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Children’s song format
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Repetitive and instructive, carrying information on how to complete
TME
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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:
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Adapt the pitch, tempo, or dynamics to
accommodate group members’ motor planning speed and latency of response
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Limit the number or types of animals to provide
for targeted movements. For example: bear, crab, rabbit movements to increase
squat and 4-point movements
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Change the lyrics to remove animal references.
Change to movement references – e.g., walk on your tippy-toes, this way, this
way, etc.
Extensions:
- Offer opportunities for group members to move in creative manner rather than following a model
- Ask client who chose animal to model desired movement
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