My project started in March and will end in August. My project has already started a while ago due to the fact that I already have a document with pages of research on this topic. My plan is to first learn everything I can about music therapy beforehand, and then I will apply it with Lorenzo. My plan is to go to Lorenzo’s house once a week (Saturdays), which is when he has his class with his teacher, Mario Bressanutti, and during this hour, half of the class I will observe what Mario does with Lorenzo by taking notes and even helping with simple things and then the other half of the class I will take leadership and do my own activities with Lorenzo in which I will lead and Mario will watch and assess me. After every session, Mario has agreed to send me an email with feedback including my strengths and in which areas I can improve. The ultimate goal over these months is that I gain as much experience as I can until about June, and then potentially start my own sessions with Lorenzo afterwards, in which Mario will not be there to guide me, however I will still film parts of the class so Mario can assess my leadership via email.
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I decided to do my topic on music therapy with disabled children because I knew I wanted to do something with music, since I play piano, but I also wanted to help people. Therefore, I came across this concept called music therapy, which is using music as a powerful tool to create positive behavior changes. It can enhance development in areas such as social/emotional, cognitive/academic and fine/gross motor skills. Therefore, the rhythms and repetitiveness of music will help a person with Down syndrome remember something more easily than simply telling him. After figuring out my topic, I decided to apply it with a friend’s brother (Lorenzo Lopez-Guerra) who has down syndrome and autism. Since he lives very close to me, I thought this would be the easiest option in terms of being able to see him whenever and I had already had a relationship with him, so he’d be comfortable around me. I also realized I would need an expert in all of this, since I do not know much about applying music therapy in real life, since I had only researched about it via the internet. So, I got in touch with Lorenzo’s music therapist teacher, Mario Bressanutti, and after receiving his consent, he would be the expert guiding me through this process. I will also be working along with Lorenzo’s care keeper, since she knows Lorenzo better than anyone, and she could help me answer certain questions I have specifically regarding Lorenzo and his behavioral progress along the way. I think my project is both creativity, activity and service because I will be using creativity through piano and different instruments in order to apply music therapy activities; as for activity, music therapy requires a lot of movement and action; and as for service, I am potentially helping Lorenzo improve his mental and cognitive skills, which is an act of service. The learning outcomes I will pursue are the following: Demonstrate that challenges undertaken developing new skills in the process, demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience, identify own strengths and develop areas of growth, and show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.
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