Category: Music Therapy

Music Therapy

Music Therapy at Orchard Brae

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There are a variety of musical experiences on offer throughout the school week.  We are delighted to announce that for the second year running we have a Musician in Residence from Drake Music Scotland, who is supporting secondary pupils to develop digital music skills.  We have weekly drumming sessions in class and individual lessons with Keith from Rhythmbox and we also have our Music therapist from ELM Music Therapy delivering individual sessions.  Below is a quote from Emmeline explaining what can be achieved through music therapy.  And we have a selection of happy and engaged pupils clearly enjoying their music therapy sessions. 

“I aim to support the pupils to make meaningful musical interactions through the use of instruments, voice, movement and more, to interact and communicate regardless of ‘musical ability’. Within the music therapy sessions, I take a pupil-centred approach where musical improvisation and active music making are the predominant therapeutic intervention methods. 

The music therapy sessions can create a safe space for pupils to express themselves and to develop language, communication skills, movement, fine and gross motor skills or to help with emotional regulation. Often the music therapy space can create opportunities for spontaneous learning and an outlet for emotions.”

Music With Emmeline – Friday 24th July

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Emmeline has created some new musical activities for you to enjoy this week. Here are today’s activities.

Forest Songwriting

After listening to the sounds of the forest on Wednesday today Emmeline is going to write a song about the forest and show you how she does it.

Perhaps you would like to write your own song at home about what you heard in the forest.

Any Dream Will Do: Part 5 – Whole Song

Today we are going to sing and sign all of Any Dream Will Do. We hope you enjoy joining in at home.

Music With Emmeline – Thursday 23rd July

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Emmeline has created some new musical activities for you to enjoy this week. Here is today’s activity.

Any Dream Will Do: Part 4 – Verses 5 and 6

This is the last part of ‘Any Dream Will Do’ for us to learn before putting the whole song together tomorrow. The words are;

May I return,
to the beginning,
the light is dimming,
and the dream is too.

the world and I,
we are still waiting,
still hesitating
any dream will do.

Music With Emmeline – Wednesday 22nd July

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Emmeline has created some new musical activities for you to enjoy this week. Here are today’s activities.

Listening In The Forest

Emmeline has visited a forest and made a live recording of it for you all to listen to. She has also made up a little bingo type card for you to mark off anything you hear or that you can use when you next visit a forest!

Do you hear anything else in the forest?

Any Dream Will Do: Part 3 – Verses 3 and 4

Today we are going to be singing and signing verse 3 and 4 of ‘Any Dream will Do’. Here are the lyrics;

I wore my coat,
with golden lining,
bright colours shining
wonderful and new.

And in the East
the dawn was breaking
and the world was waking
Any dream will do.

Music With Emmeline – Tuesday 21st July

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Emmeline has created some new musical activities for you to enjoy this week. Here is today’s activity.

Any Dream Will Do: Part 2 – Verses 1 and 2

Today we are going to be learning verses 1 and 2 of ‘Any Dream Will Do. Here are the lyrics;

I closed my eyes,
drew back the curtain
to see for certain
what I thought I knew.

Far, far away,
someone was weeping,
but the world was sleeping
any dream will do.

Music With Emmeline – Monday 20th July

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Emmeline has created some new musical activities for you to enjoy this week. Here are today’s activities.

There Was An Old Woman

Today we are going to sing ‘There was an old woman who swallowed a fly’. Do you know the signs for all the different animals?

Any Dream Will Do: Part 1 – Chorus

This week we are going to be learning ‘Any Dream Will Do’ from Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Today we are going to learn the chorus. The words are;

A crash of drums
A flash of light
My golden coat flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone

Music With Emmeline – Friday 17th July

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Emmeline has created some new musical activities for you to enjoy this week. Here are today’s activities.

Beach Songwriting

After listening to the sounds of the beach on Wednesday today Emmeline is going to write a song about the beach and show you how she does it.

Perhaps you would like to write your own song at home about what you heard at the beach.

I Love My Life: Part 5 – Whole Song

Today we are going to sing and sign all of ‘I Love My Life’. We hope you have enjoyed learning it this week.

Music With Emmeline – Thursday 16th July

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Emmeline has created some new musical activities for you to enjoy this week. Here is today’s activity.

I Love My Life: Part 4 – Verse 5

This is the last little bit of ‘I Love my Life’ for us to learn before we put the entire song together tomorrow.

Find the others
With hearts
Like yours
Run far, run free
I’m with you

Music With Emmeline – Wednesday 15th July

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Emmeline has created some new musical activities for you to enjoy this week. Here are today’s activities.

A Visit To The Beach

Emmeline has visited the beach and made a live recording of it for you all to listen to. She has also made up a little bingo type card for you to mark off anything you hear or that you can use when you next visit the beach!

Do you hear anything else at the beach?

I Love My Life: Part 3 – Verses 3 and 4

Today we are going to learn verses 3 and 4 of ‘I Love my life’. Here are the lyrics;

I am not my mistakes
And God knows I’ve made a few
I started to question the angels
And the answer they gave was you

I cannot promise there won’t be sadness
I wish I could take it from you
But you’ll find the courage to face the madness
And sing it because it’s true.