By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:05:01 +0000

Hi Janet,
Wow love that idea. I used to do a song about
“Bear up in the apple tree, Bear down on the ground (Up-down motion),
Bear up in the apple tree (Up), shake them/those apples down (shake downward together)”
You can vary voice tone (slide up getting louder and slide down getting quieter) teaching music dynamics, use color cues for the direction (color groups go up and down together on one line, change to another group on the next line, everyone shake together)and visuals for loud (f) and soft (p) if goals indicate.

THe kids and adults I’ve used this with loved it and got creative as we changed the things in the tree….pear, plum, peach, acorns, soccer balls and even pumpkins (heavy lifting). It helped to have the stretch band to gather us all in to a group social circle and dynamic, while all this sub-cortical concept/science learning and range of motion were going on. It was easy to include students in wheelchairs, as well as ambulant and some with upper extremity contractures.

I will gladly trade this idea and song with your PT friend, if she’s willing to pass on that delightful looking pie recipe. Hee, hee.

Thanks,

Jan Ackley Malecha
Music Therapist-Board Certified
Neurologic Music Therapist

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:31:42 +0000

Here is the recipe for the Mile High Apple Pie, one of Paula Deen’s. We used a regular crust when we made it, but the streusel sure looks yummy too! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/paula-deen-savannah-high-apple-pie-recipe/index.html

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