tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407898.post115213769606481084..comments2023-10-30T05:10:02.209-07:00Comments on TEACHER SOL: AUTISM: Therapists use music to boost motor and brain functionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407898.post-1152488474353748792006-07-09T16:41:00.000-07:002006-07-09T16:41:00.000-07:00Here in Watford we now have the Purcell Music Scho...Here in Watford we now have the Purcell Music School who, amongst many other places, give concerts in our town centre parish church of St Mary's from time to time. My reason for wanting to mention them is that they have the most absurdly talented performers from the Far East among their pupils and it's most enjoyable to hear them play, for example, a Chopin piano piece so brilliantly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407898.post-1152488412285691402006-07-09T16:40:00.000-07:002006-07-09T16:40:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for the encouragement for RJ... ...Thank you so much for the encouragement for RJ... RJ is in college now and is majoring in Music Ed. He is involved in the school's orchestra and jazz band. We always encourage him and always tell him how much we love his playing and we brag about his talent as much as we could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407898.post-1152398682836555482006-07-08T15:44:00.000-07:002006-07-08T15:44:00.000-07:00TJ,The integration of music in theclassroom is now...<B>TJ,</B><BR/><BR/>The integration of music in the<BR/>classroom is now encouraged by any<BR/>curriculum even in the traditional<BR/>classroom in the Philippines.<BR/>Research suggests the positive<BR/>result of this with the student<BR/>learning. We use this as<BR/>background music during worktime<BR/>but not during lecture.<BR/><BR/><B>BOB,</B> <BR/><BR/>The Nordoff-Robbins approach<BR/>creative music therapy is based<BR/>upon the belief that there is an<BR/>inborn musicality residing in<BR/>every human being that can be<BR/>activated in the service of<BR/>personal growth and development.<BR/>This self-actualizing potential is<BR/>most effectively awakened through the use of improvisational music<BR/>in which the individual's innate<BR/>creativity is used to overcome<BR/>emotional, physical, and cognitive<BR/>difficulties. <BR/><BR/>Every philosophy/ approach in<BR/>music therapy is based upon this<BR/>assumption, they are just given<BR/>little variations by the<BR/>proponents, then viola!... the<BR/>approach is named after them.<BR/><BR/><B>MICHELLE, </B><BR/><BR/>Please encourage your son, RJ, to<BR/>continue his interest in music. My<BR/>daughter, Rae, plays the violin<BR/>too and has a musical inclination,<BR/>she knows when a note is broken<BR/>and can sing a tune she just heard<BR/>once. Aren't kids like them really<BR/>impressive?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420970336566300484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407898.post-1152397857287148282006-07-08T15:30:00.000-07:002006-07-08T15:30:00.000-07:00Teacher Sol,How wonderful to know that music is be...Teacher Sol,<BR/><BR/>How wonderful to know that music is being used in classrooms! I wish more teachers would do the same. Music truly empowers the brain. <BR/><BR/>My son, RJ, plays the trumpet and it is because of him that I've learned to truly understand classical music. I truly believe that music made him a better academic student.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck and please share more stories/insights regarding this "experiment" in your classroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407898.post-1152279640409244572006-07-07T06:40:00.000-07:002006-07-07T06:40:00.000-07:00An interesting discussion. I wonder how much 'easy...An interesting discussion. I wonder how much 'easy listening' or 'light classics' would overlap with 'ballads'. And considering how popular the Beatles are still, how many of their songs would be acceptable? <BR/> <BR/>You may find the Nordoff-Robbins approach here in the UK of interest, I'm not sure, but it may be worth looking up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407898.post-1152191679592982492006-07-06T06:14:00.000-07:002006-07-06T06:14:00.000-07:00Hi Sol,Interesting insight into your methodology. ...Hi Sol,<BR/><BR/>Interesting insight into your methodology. Would music be allowed in Philippine setting? In an ordinary class of high school students? The traditionalist educators would not probably allow it. I really dont know the trends. Maybe music is now allowed, like Easy Listening or light classics as background music, just like in an office environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407898.post-1152160798095790052006-07-05T21:39:00.000-07:002006-07-05T21:39:00.000-07:00music: the universal language!music: the universal language!Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.com