Ep 37 Irene Lo Coco and Elizabeth Nightingale from Chiltern Music Therapy

Irene Lo Coco and Elizabeth Nightingale from Chiltern Music
Therapy talked to Luke about remote working in music therapy,
including technical and online resources, as well as issues that
may arise through these ways of working may bring up.


After qualifying as a music therapist, Elizabeth gained clinical
experience with adults with neurological disorders and worked
with children with a range of needs including developmental
delay, behavioural difficulties, and trauma. She later trained as
a Neurologic Music Therapist and MATADOC assessor and continues
to acquire specialist experience in brain injury and
neurodisability through providing NMT and MATADOC assessments for
medico-legal cases. She has had her work and research published
in the Brain & Spinal Injury Handbook, Journal of Dementia
Care, and the British Journal of Music Therapy. She holds the
role of Neuro Music Therapy Services Manager for Chiltern.


Irene qualified as a Music Therapist in 2007 and has specialized
in Neurologic Music Therapy. Her clinical experience includes
brain injury neuro-rehabilitation as well as working with
children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities, ASD,
behavioural difficulties and complex medical needs. She has also
worked in maternity care and adult mental health, among a variety
of settings in the UK and abroad. Irene has a passion for
evidence-based research and a background and personal interest in
neuropsychology and psychodynamic approaches. Her practice,
therefore, has a broad vision and the resources to adapt to
clients' needs. Irene holds the role of Neurologic Music
Therapist and Music Technology Lead at Chiltern Music
Therapy. 


Resources


ETHICS/GDPR CONCERNS


BAMT


Support and guidance documentation for COVID-19 (regularly
updated)


https://www.bamt.org/about-british-association-for-music-therapy/covid-19-useful-information.html


HCPC


Includes info on standards of ethics for remote working and
remote consultations as well as safeguards for patients


https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/standards-relevant-to-education-and-training/standards-for-prescribing/high-level-principles/


ONLINE PLATFORMS


Zoom


Technical support: getting started on Zoom


https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697


Adjusting audio or video settings in Zoom


https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362623-Changing-settings-in-the-desktop-client-or-%20mobile-app


Using ‘original sound’ (ie. ‘Music Mode’) in Zoom and other handy
hints


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50NoWIiYECA


Security guidelines collated by Ray Travasso from Suffolk Music
Therapy:


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jJB4wqWUEen76pcediQlbHrSa0PokDU5IL72kozJILA/edit?usp=sharing


Further info on Zoom and also Doxy.me (courtesy of Martin Lawes)


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oS9xqKmJA9XiA9whAX4Fw9hImMBLxVJBYaOXOe3ItwY/edit?usp=sharing


Skype


Technical support: getting started on Skype


https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA11098/how-do-i-get-started-with-skype


Advice and considerations as shared by BAMT (courtesy of Chroma)


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NVKyNWlnQO9QvGQQrRNZvJnvPvmFWIYdYVsmEpSNZUM/edit?usp=sharing


Download the ‘PDF Skype - info from the Association for
Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO)(BAMT shared)’ from
https://www.bamt.org/about-british-association-for-music-therapy/covid-19-useful-information.html


Google Hangouts


Tutorial Guide pdf


https://www.austincc.edu/ITdocs/google/documents/Google_Hangouts_Tutorial.pdf


INTERNET SPEED


Confirm your internet speed here (important for identifying
suitability for live streaming)


https://www.speedtest.net/


Info on suitable bandwidth for video conferencing:


https://conferenceroomsystems.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000641283-what-is-the-ideal-bandwidth-for-video-conferencing-


STORAGE


Google Drive vs DropBox for storing and sharing pre-recorded
videos:


https://conferenceroomsystems.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000641283-what-is-the-ideal-bandwidth-for-video-conferencing-


ONLINE RESOURCES


Collaborative songwriting: you can create lyrics and add chords
with other people remotely, among using other features available
on https://songcraft.io/


Demo video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQ7OUOMImw&feature=youtu.be


MAKING MUSIC have compiled a useful list of links for making
music in groups
https://www.makingmusic.org.uk/resource/covid-19-staying-connected


 


Also in BAMT guidance document


Apps and other online resources (with particular thanks to
Irene LoCoco and Liz Coombes)

KORG has made the iKaossilator free for a limited time:
Website | App Store | Google Play

Moog has made the Minimoog Model D Synthesiser free for a
limited time: App Store | currently

not available on Android

BandLab: Website | App Store | Google Play

Fingertip Maestro: App Store | currently not available on
Android

NodeBeat: Website | App Store | Google Play

SoundForest: App Store | currently not available on Android

Blocs Wave: Website | App Store | Android

Bloom (paid): App Store | Google Play



ARTICLES


Aaron Jeffrey Lightstone, S. Kathleen Bailey & Peter Voros
(2015) Collaborative music therapy via remote video technology to
reduce a veteran's symptoms of severe, chronic PTSD, Arts &
Health, 7:2, 123-136, DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2015.1019895


Baker, Felicity and Krout, Robert (2009) Songwriting via Skype An
online music therapy intervention to enhance social skills in an
adolescent diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, British Journal of
Music Therapy Volume 23, No 2


Fuller, A.M., & McLeod, R.G. (2019) The Connected Music
Therapy Teleintervention Approach (CoMTTA) and its application to
family-centred programs for young children with hearing loss,
Australian Journal of Music Therapy Vol 30


App Name


Description


Client Group


Associated MT Clinical Goals


Useful tips


Compatibility


Fingertip Maestro


Intuitive piano or  guitar, with visual stimuli


 


 


It has proven effective with the elderly, clients with dementia
or brain injury. The colourful screen and its simplicity
encourages quick engagement and good support for musical
interaction between therapist and client


Awareness of cause and effect / Sustained attention


 


You can record the creation and share with client’s family


 


Each colour square plays a note, play a few together for a chord,
or swipe for melodies.


Use the scroll bar for more notes.


 


Requires iOS 6.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod
touch.


 


AirHarp


Bongos


Guitar


Tabla


(among many  more)


 


 


Virtual instruments


All


Finger dexterity / Social interaction /  Self-expression


 


Therapist can change the instruments key. In Guitar screen can be
rotated for L/R hand use.


 


Singing Fingers


 


Fingerpaint with sound. Make a sound while moving your finger to
record a sound-drawing. Touch the drawing you just made to play
the sound back


 


Paediatric


 


Hand-eye coordinatinon / Multisensory stimulation / visual
tracking / finger dexterity


 


To play the sounds back out its better to spread the recording
across the screen instead of holding the finger still


 


Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod
touch.


 


Sound Forest


Music making app with attractive visuals that allows you to
compose animated songs.


Paediatric, Young adults, Brain Injury


This app has proven useful to work on executive functions such as
Choice making / organization and planning / attention skills


 


Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod
touch


 


Jam Looper


Featuring smart automatic looping, multiple tracks, volume
control and track effects.


 


All


Voice awareness, interactive music making, cause and effect


 


Use headphones to avoid echo during recording. You can add
effects to each loop.


Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and
iPod touch.


 


Bloom


Part instrument, part composition and part artwork, Bloom's
innovative controls allow anyone to create elaborate patterns and
unique melodies by simply tapping the screen.


 


Paediatric / PMLD / BI


 


cause and effect / specified localized movement / increase
attention / multisensory stimulation / turn taking


 


Shake screen to clear. Adjust delay to give time for multiple
activations from clients


 


You can choose from LISTEN or CREATE options


 


You can link to Skoog for joint music making


 


You can customize mood, mode, timer, delay of touch, among other
settings.


Requires iOS 11.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod
touch


 


Cove


Expression of emotions through music


 


Mental Health


 


Relaxation / mood awareness


 


Interest use is to create a new track each session with client,
and then listen to the musical journey after a given time. Or at
the beginning and end of session.


Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod
touch.


 


FingerBeat


Sampler, drum-machine & field recorder


 


Teenagers and adults


 


cause and effect / sustained attention / organisation and
planning / choice making


 


Import/export feature to icloud/email/itunes


 


Requires iOS 7.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod
touch.


 


Musyc


Touch turns into music. Draw shapes and listen to your piece of
music while viewing sounds bouncing on the screen


BI / Paediatric / Teenagers and Adults / Older Adults


 


visual tracking / EF


 


 


Requires iOS 9.1 or later.


 


Endless


Multiplayer music making app


All


Collaborative music making


 


 


Songcraft


Collaborative real-time song-writing platform


All


Collaborative music making


Write lyrics, chords, or tabs from any device. Record or upload
your audio files and organize your songs into collections