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Abigail N. Yeh, MT-BC |
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Using Music to Change Lives |
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SPOTLIGHT: Child-Centered Music Therapy (CCMT) |
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October marks the launching of Gainesville’s first Child-Centered Music Therapy clinic! Designed specifically for children and adolescents with special needs, CCMT uses live, improvised music as a tool to help individuals meet their goals. Sessions often resemble a musical conversation - the child makes music with the therapist! Aiding children on the autistic spectrum or with developmental disabilities, CCMT works with the child and family to discover the unique potential of each individual. More Details... |
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Abigail N. Yeh, MT-BC
Abigail Yeh is a professionally trained, board certified music therapist in private practice. After graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Music Therapy from the State University of New York at Fredonia, Abigail completed an extensive 12 month internship at The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy- New York’s leading music therapy provider. Ms. Yeh specializes in work with children and adolescents with special needs and also has a wide range of clinical experience providing individual and group music therapy to adults with severe to profound developmental disabilities, individuals afflicted with HIV/AIDS and substance abuse, elderly clients living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia, and at-risk youth. |
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For details on enrollment, or for information on bringing Abigail Yeh to your facility, email us at: Abigail@GainesvilleMusicTherapy.com or call (352) 376-6012 |
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All sessions are videotaped and documented so that significant responses may be noted and musical ideas transcribed for future use. This is an important aspect of the work―it enables the therapist to listen and look closely at any subtle responses not immediately evident during the session. It also provides an excellent opportunity for communicating a child’s progress during parent meetings. Viewing an excerpt tape of their child’s sessions, parents observe their child’s progress over time. |
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A Closer Look à Documenting Progress |
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“Nonverbal communication between an autistic child playing the drums and a therapist on the piano can serve to bring an autistic child out of isolation.” - American Medical Association - |
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CCMT is not a sing-along. In fact, we find that many children have incredible memories and can sing many songs by rote memory. Rather than use memory skills alone, CCMT uses unfamiliar, spontaneous music to make the session interactive and communicative. Through this interaction, children develop new skills socially, physically, emotionally, and cognitively.
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Musical Moments |
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Newsletter Volume II; October 2005 |
