American Music Therapy Association

3 CMTE-credit course. 

During this seminar, author and music therapist Christine Stevens will show you four steps to leading ONLINE sessions and drum circles.  Learn recommended tools to enhance audio, video, set design and screen sharing ONLINE.  Learn the basics of using zoom.us.  Practice four keys to maintaining your online presence. You will be given time to outline a session, create a title, and make an online session plan.  Experience break out groups for sharing with colleagues and to use with clients.    

Bonus Gift - Receive a 7 minute audio play-along track to use during your online programs for participants to drum or use body percussion, movement or drumming together.  

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will identify and practice specific activities using music therapy and drum circle sessions online.   III. A.  5 - f - 4
2. Participants will identify and demonstrate the ability to use the four keys of working online.   V - A - 7
3. Participants will create a session plan for leading one music therapy or wellness experience online.    II. D-10
4. Participants will practice using the zoom chat bar and break out rooms for therapeutic application.  III - 5 x 

Schedule:

• 1.15 - 2.15 - welcome and demonstration of online drum circle experience; includes 7 activities; welcome play along track with gallery jam, unmuted rumble, call and response, inspirational beats, guided imagery drumming, healing rhythm of breathing, one word share.  
• 2.15 - 2.25 - 10 minute break out room share and reflection - each participant will be asked to choose one activity they can adapt and use in an upcoming tele-medicine or online session.  
• 2.25 - 2.40 - 15 minute break 
• 2.40 - Power Point slides on the FOUR KEYS to working online; includes set design/lighting, audio sound and settings, camera, eye-point.  
• 3pm - 15 minute break 
• 3.15 - 4pm - Using a basic session planning document, design and practice in small groups using break out room, facilitating engagement using chat bar, and adapting one music therapy experience for a clinical or wellness population.  
• 4pm - 4.15 - evaluation for CBMT /  Q and A