Summer Fun: Music and Sound

MTEC's summer social group is back!  

We still have room in our older group for kids ages 8-12!  

Contact Alane (alane@mtecincorporated.com) if interested!

In the News: Drumming for Development

Music therapists utilize a variety of instrument playing experiences within their sessions.  Time and time again, we use drumming as a engaging way to achieve client goals and objectives.


Take a look at this article "Drumming for Development: How Drumming Helps Children with Special Needs" from Psychology Today here.

The article explores what kind of drumming experiences can be used and which goals can be targeted, as well as research that proves its effectiveness.

2 Free Pianos!!!

MTEC has two pianos to give away!  Just pay to move it by May 31st!!!  If interested, contact alane@mtecincorporated.com - first come first serve!

We estimate that the cost of moving is around $300, although it may be more or less depending on which moving company you choose.  Here are a few movers in the Cleveland area:

Allied Piano Movers

Bill Kap Piano Movers

Greg's Piano Forte

Moving companies often want to know how many steps or turns it will take.  We have no steps and only one turn coming out of the rooms the pianos are in!

Here are a few pictures of the pianos:

Spotlight: Connecting For Kids

If you have visited MTEC's Facebook page recently, you might have spotted the West Life article highlighting music therapy and our very own Jaime Alspach.  (Click here to read it!)

The article focused on a Meet and Greet hosted by Connecting For Kids, a non-profit company out of Westlake that brings families together for support, information and connection to local professionals.  These families include parents of children with specific diagnoses or parents who may be questioning the development of their child.  Learn more here.

MTEC Lights it Up Blue!

World Autism Awareness Day shines a bright light on autism as a growing global health crisis. WAAD activities help to increase and develop world knowledge of the autism epidemic and impart information regarding the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention. Additionally, WAAD celebrates the unique talents and skills of persons with autism and is a day when individuals with autism are warmly welcomed and embraced in community events around the globe.


By bringing together autism organizations all around the world, we will give a voice to the millions of individuals worldwide who are undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help. Please join us in our effort to inspire compassion, inclusion and hope. (source: autismspeaks.org)

Take a look at this song and video and light it up blue!

SPROUT film festival

The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities is hosting the SPROUT Film Festival at Tri-C's Black Box Theatre on Saturday, March 31 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  

What better way to celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month? 

The SPROUT Film Festival features films by, for and about people with developmental disabilities.  The poster on the left is from one of the featured films, Up Syndrome.

You can register by going here and printing the form.  Tickets will also be sold at the door.  

 

Music Therapy on the IEP

Yes, Music Therapy IS a related service too!

	Music therapy is a related service: this was originally stated in the congressional report on IDEA and it has been affirmed by the Federal Office of Special Education.
	The only way for music therapy to be placed on an IEP as a related service is through an assessment conducted by a qualified music therapist.
	Music therapy may be provided as an educational consult service to a group of students (early childhood or autism programs, for example) -- and this may provide more children with service and teachers with materials they can use on a daily basis - but it should not be listed as a related service on any student's IEP if that student has not received an individualized assessment.
	An assessment for music therapy as a related service should, at minimum, include a review of the student's current IEP, interviews with key IEP team members, and an assessment process/instrument that provides specific data as to whether or not music therapy makes a significant difference in a student's ability to benefit from his or her IEP. Many music therapists utilize the SEMTAP assessment tool, which is the Special Education Music Therapy Assessment Process.  The SEMTAP determines if a student receives a significant motivation and /or assist from music therapy in achieving IEP goals and objectives.  Are you considering music therapy for your child?  If you answer yes to some of these questions, music therapy in the schools may be worth exploring.

	Is the student motivated to attempt tasks through the use of music?
	Is the student motivated to complete tasks through the use of music?
	Would the student benefit from the use of additional communication modalities?
	Does the student initiate interaction with music or musical instruments in the classroom or in the home?
	Does the student retain information conveyed in songs more easily than information conveyed in spoken interchanges?

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