When I was a little girl, my family noticed that I responded very well to music. Whenever I would get upset, one of my three older brothers would wind up a music box, it would play a song, and the music would calm me down. When I was a baby, my mom discovered that I could hum one of the melodies from the music box in the exact same key that it was played. They then realized when I was about two years old that I … [Read more...]
Sunny Writes: 5 Dos & Don’ts When Working With a Blind Person
Five Things You Should NOT Do: One. It is important not to help a blind person unless they ask for it. For example, I don't like when people pick up my cane every time I put it on the floor. That is holding a blind person back from being as independent as possible. If a blind person is struggling with the task, let them work through it. If assistance is needed, the blind person will ask for it. … [Read more...]
Sunny Writes: MAR Music Therapy Conference Wrap-UP
In April, I went to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Music Therapy Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. My former job coach Rachel Reed, CJ, and I presented on collaborating for a community music therapy program for The Musical Autist. It was a great presentation. CJ, Rachel and I talked about how we collaborated in 2016 to start a new program called Empowerment Jam Sessions. These are when people with and without … [Read more...]
Sunny Writes: SFC Wrap-Up
On June 3rd, The Musical Autist had a sensory friendly concert at Anne Arundel Community College. We had not had a concert in two years, because we were focusing on starting our new programs, Musical Autist Troupe and the Empowerment Jam Sessions. However, the concert was great. There were around 50 people in attendance. We had a classical guitarist named Alex Barnett as our performer, and at the end of the … [Read more...]
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