TME Tuesday: CD Blanks

Flashback to the CD burning days of my career, and you can see a project that my clients completed quite often. In 2014, I finally wrote it down and made it a bit more formal. These days, folks don't burn CDs as often, but you could certainly translate this into a playlist experience instead of making a CD booklet - I liked the use of the cover art to pull together the concept of presentation of music.

This TME Tuesday post is very much inspired by my reading of Wellness, Wellplayed The Power of a Playlist!! by Jennifer Buchanan. If you haven't read this yet, then go get it. I will do more of my synthesis on Sunday, but I am looking forward to reading it again and using the ideas contained to focus my own music listening again.

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CD Creation

Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC

Purpose: Creative expression; emotional exploration; development of musical preferences; fine motor coordination

Motor

Academic/Cognitive

Social/Communication

Fine motor – writing, pasting

Replication of symbols; reading; writing

Discussion of preferences

Emotional/Behavioral

Musical

Other

Exploration of emotion through music identification and preferences

Music awareness; music history; music appreciation

Creativity; quiet interaction and participation

Source: Traditional music therapy experience idea. TME development, artwork, and procedure © 2014 by Mary Jane Landaker, MME, MT-BC

 Materials: CD Blanks; markers or colored pencils or crayons; CD cover examples; music title lists; direction list; OPTIONAL: pictures, words, magazines, glue sticks

Environment: Group members need to have a flat surface to write and/or paste on. Group members also need enough space to work on task without getting into personal space of others.

Song/Chant/Words: None – music may be used in the background, if desired.

Procedure: R = Reinforcement opportunities; C = Redirection/Cue opportunities; A = Assessment

1.      Arrange center area to include materials for task – include all materials listed above.

2.      C=show examples of CD covers

3.      A=assess whether group members show interest in the covers

4.      R=reinforce group members for attending to the task

5.      C=explain that group members will make their own CD covers of favorite music or music for a specific emotional state

6.      C=offer example based on specific focus for the group members – emotion links, simply preferred music, and/or other foci

7.      C=direct group members to move to the center

8.      A=assess whether group members show interest in the center

9.      R=reinforce group members for attempting the center

10.  C=assist group members as needed

11.  C=discuss choices of group members as appropriate for time and group cohesion

Therapeutic Function of Music:

Music is the subject area rather than the focus of the TME. Through identification of preferred music, the client can use that music to assist with mood vectoring or in choosing preferred music for therapy sessions.

Adaptations:

  • Make large group CD covers for music listening in the classroom
  • Offer song titles for cutting and pasting

Extensions:

  • Make specific titles for CDs that group members have to complete – for example, Songs for a Rainy Afternoon. Use music listening to assist clients in compiling their lists

  • Use with client-composed music as the last step before publishing musical products

Happy Tuesday to you all! Enjoy this TME!!

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