{"id":2101,"date":"2013-09-25T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grafton.local\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2014-10-29T12:42:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T16:42:58","slug":"vol-4-issue-4-sept-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grafton.org\/vol-4-issue-4-sept-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol 4 \u2022 Issue 4 \u2022 Sep 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Only About the Music<\/strong> (OATM) is a grass roots organization that was created by music lovers to celebrate various musical genres. OATM supports musicians that are independent, unsigned or not yet known nationally and the organization is committed to raise funds for families affected by Autism.<\/p>\n

Grafton is proud to announce that OATM is hosting a unique charity event\u2014Artists for Autism<\/strong> that will raise funds through ticket sales, merchandise sales and private donations. All proceeds from this charity concert will go to Grafton.<\/p>\n

The concert will showcase ten musicians from around the world and provides a unique opportunity for music lovers to not only appreciate music, but also to meet and interact with the artists in an intimate setting.<\/p>\n

The musical event will take place on November 2nd and November 3rd at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, Virginia.For more information, please visit www.onlyaboutthemusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd here too, we see an edge effect—as music therapists know, by combining two things many don\u2019t usually associate, music and healthcare. Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel.\u201d<\/em>
\nYo-Yo Ma<\/div>\n

Music Therapy at Grafton<\/strong>
\nAt Grafton\u2019s Berryville and Winchester Virginia campuses, music therapy is offered both on an individual basis and in groups.<\/p>\n

Individual music therapy sessions are designed and implemented, by a board certified music therapist or by music therapy interns directly supervised by a board certified\u00a0music therapist, to address individualized goals such as improved emotion recognition, identification, regulation, and expression; improved gross and\/or fine coordination and\/or endurance; improved pro-social skills; improved nonverbal and verbal communication and self-expression; improved cognitive skills; improved activities of daily living; improved overall wellness; and increased options for independent recreational skills.\u00a0These goals are all addressed during active music participation through\u00a0singing, moving, listening, and\/or playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic therapy has taught me to be me. I am more comfortable around others and have learned to trust others more. Most importantly, I have learned to \u2018go with the flow\u2019 and see mistakes differently. It is also cool to be in group (music therapy) to get other people\u2019s perspectives on how you are coming across.\u201d<\/em> Grafton Client<\/div>\n

What do Music Therapists do?<\/strong>
\nMusic therapists also deliver co-treatments with other professionals such as speech and\u00a0language pathologists, occupational therapists, behavior therapists, individual\u00a0therapists, and animal assisted therapists. Combining expertise, they work\u00a0together towards improving a client\u2019s motivation and likelihood of reaching\u00a0their individualized, functional goals.<\/p>\n

Best practices and various recognized music therapy approaches are utilized in both music therapy programs, including creative music therapy: an improvisational, client-centered approach; activities oriented music therapy: an approach that uses various music activities designed to help clients reach their goals; lyric analysis: an approach that uses songs and lyrics to aid clients in gaining insight into their lives, thought patterns, and therapeutic process; and music and relaxation: an approach that combines music with other recognized relaxation forms such as progressive muscle relaxation, yoga, and visualization.\u00a0 An emerging\u00a0best-practice with adolescents in the field of music therapy is the use of\u00a0performance in a therapeutic manner. This practice has been fine-tuned on our\u00a0Berryville campus where the clients have engaged in facility-wide performances with an average participation rate of 97% over thirteen shows.<\/p>\n

In closing, we are excited to announce the grand opening of Grafton\u2019s Jazz Caf\u00e9 on September 26th at the Berryville campus. The caf\u00e9 will feature live musical experiences for clients and staff. While enjoying a wide variety of musical genres, clients will also have an opportunity to improve their cultural awareness, develop pro-social interactions and hopefully, think and feel differently about the impact of music in their day to day lives.<\/p>\n

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