Contents
Introduction: "My Name Is . . ."?1
Part I: The First School Year of Music Therapy with the Children
1.?Gabriel and "Ten Fingers"?November 19?18
2.?Emily?s Turn?December 3?29
3.?The "Instrument Song": Shaking and Moments of Meeting?January 28?36
4.?Playing the Chime: Dylan?s "Give It to Me" and Emily?s Energetic Participation?February 25?54
5.?Rhythm, Entrainment, and Movement "Like This!"?March 24?77
6.?The "Beanbag Song": Tactile and Visual Materials; Modeling and Mirroring Movements?April 13?85
7.?"Three for Three"?May 26?95
Part II: The Second School Year of Music Therapy With the Children
8.?Beginning the Second Year: Changes and Challenges?October 20 to December 8?108
9.?Visual Supports, Movement, and Alternative Communication Aids?December 15?120
10.?Observing the Children During Classroom Play and Morning Circle?December 22?131
11.?Before the Sessions: Shared Guitar Playing and Vocalizing?February 9 and 16?141
12.?The "Microphone Song" and Goodbye to Dylan?March 30?153
13.?An Impasse and a Duet?May 18?164
14.?Emily and the Drum; Gabriel and the "Toombah Song"?June 1?174
Conclusion?183
References?201
Index?211
About the Author?217