Saturday, May 2, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Brochure
Sing, smooth and smile: music therapy principles in a special musical education of the adults
Content
I. Introduction
II. Countries and cultures
III. Music , traditions and therapy
IV. Research
V. Conclusions
VI.Summary
VII. Apendix
Content
I. Introduction
II. Countries and cultures
III. Music , traditions and therapy
IV. Research
V. Conclusions
VI.Summary
VII. Apendix
Sunday, December 21, 2008
New ideas for the future: palliative care and music
Last week "Old music" together with the outaptient clinic organized meetings with the doctors and nurses from Alytus city. Medical doctors from Vilnius were invited to Alytus. Dr. Adele Dimsiene and Aldona Vilkeliene gave presentations about the project "Sing, smooth and smile" and their work at the hospital.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Project meeting. Vienna 17-23th , November, 2008.
Project meeting
Vienna
17-23 th of November, 2008
HOST of the meeting : dr. Gerhard Tucek, Institute of Ethno music therapy, Austria , Asim Al Chalabi, Christina Tucek, Gerhard Bujak, Alfred Lohninger
PARTICIPANTS
Coordinator: Old music (Lithuania): Aldona Vilkeliene, Giedre Simanaviciene, Adele Dimsiene, Ceslova Moceviciene, Alis Kruvelis , Audrone Venckuniene.
Partner institution: AEOLIS (Greece), Stratonici Kardakari, Christos Sotiropoulos, Georgios Michalellis, Charalampos Petrelis , Myrsini Tourvali .
Meeting minutes
November, 17
Partners arrival, meeting at the congress Mozart and science. 15.00- 18.00 S.Kardakari participates at the congress: listening to the presentations, preparing stand material, sharing project material for the visitors.
November, 18.
14.00
Lithuanian partners arrival. Settling at the hotel Lehrerhausverein.
14.30 – 15.00. Introduction. G.Tucek, Institute of Ethno- Music –Therapy (Austria).
15.00 – 18.00. Presentation at the congress Mozart and science. Presentation “ Psichosocial effect of performing ethnic group songs sutartines”. (A.Vilkeliene, Lithuania)
16.00 -16.45. Common ground in special education – national traditions and values. C.Moceviciene. Alytus city municipality. (Lithuania). Practical activities at the congress during stand presentation – performing ethnic songs, project material dissemination, sharing project experience (all partners).
16.45-17.00. Coffee break.
17.00 – 17.45. Education based on the history and traditions – humanistic education. S.Kardakari (Greece)
19.00- 21.30 Visit to the Vienna Philharmonic.
November, 19.
Congress “Mozart and science” (all partners).
9.00 – 11.30. Chronobiology and human health. dr. A.Lohninger, Autonomic health clinic. (Austria).
11.45 – 13.30. Music and healing. Case studies. Practical examples. Partners discussion.
13.30 – 14.30. Lunch.
14.30 -18.30. Sociocultural activities. Visit to the Beethoven’s, Mozart’s museum.
19.00 – 20.00 Dinner
20.00 -22.00. Project meeting. Discussion about the next meetings in Lithuania, Austria and Greece.
Next meeting was planned in 7th of May (in Austria – staff echanges), 29th of May (in Lithuania – project meeting, project book presentation, dissemination), 21th of July (project meeting on Greece – book presentation, dissemination).
November, 20.
Meeting in Gfoehl (Institute of Ethno music therapy). Meeting with the Mayor
Seminar “Different countries and special education – arts are our common ground”
11.00 – 12.00. Meeting with the Mayer of Gfoehl and municipality officers. Project “Sing, smooth and smile” presenation. All partners present their culture and traditional songs.
12.00 -12.45 Interdiciplinary research on the effects and the experience of music. G.Tucek, Institute of Ethno music therapy
12.45 -13.30 – meeting at the local music school. Discussion about music education, special artistic education and integration.
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch.
14.30 -16.00 Meeting with the disabled. Exhibition. Discussion about social integration and arts in Lower Austria. (All partners).
16.00- 16.30. Local community in the context of the social integration: Lithuanian practice.C.Moceviciene, Alytus city municipality (Lithuania)
16.30 – 18.00 Visit at the Krems University. Discussion about music therapy programme (Ch.Tucek, all partners)
November, 21.
Seminar “Different countries and special education – arts are our common ground” Monitoring and evaluation.
9.00 -10.00. Traditional music instruments in the process of the special education – conclusions. G.Tucek.
10.00 – 11.30. Project plans – sharing duties for all countries. G. Tucek, , Ch.Sotiropoulos, A. Vilkelienė, G.Simanaviciene.
Austria is responsible for the project brochure (layout)
Greece is responsible for the international research (questionnaire results)
Lithuania is responsible for the blog and next meeting in Lithuania.
11.30 -13.00 Lithuanian partners departure.
14.00 -16.00 Greece partners prepare questionnaire results for all countries and analyse differences and common ground.
16.00 -18.00 Sociocultural activities. Visit to Music instrument museum.
November 22
9.00 -11.30 . Practical activities for Greece and Austrian staff.. Oriental traditions in a music therapy. Al Calabi Azim. Institute of Ethno music therapy
11.30 -13.00. Music for stimulating. Greek rhythms and their use in a social environment. C. Sotiropoulos, N. Kardakari.
13.00 -14.00. Lunch.
14.00 -16.30. Project monitoring and evaluation. Partners were asked to present their positive experience in Vienna showing very concrete examples of activities. Project report.
16.30 -18.00 Sociocultural activities. Visit at the opera house.
November, 23.Greek partners departure.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Staff exchane (Austria - Lithuania)
PROJECT “SING, SMOOTH AND SMILE” STAFF EXCHANGE 2008 08 10-13, Alytus
Hosting institution: Association ensemble Old music, Alytus, Sporto 12
Participants: coordinator Aldona Vilkeliene, Giedre Simanaviciene, Audrone Venckuniene, Rita Balsyte, Alis Kruvelis, Rasa Urboniene (Lithuania)
Partners: dr. G.Tucek, I.Stiglmair, M.Sobotka (Austria)
Main and most important activities
Project meeting: monitoring,programme, planns for the future.
Visit to Alytus outpatient clinic. Music therapy with the handicapped. Aldona Vilkeliene and Rita Balsyte worked with the handicapped boy. They used traditional music and instruments. Lithuanian games “Katinas ant peciaus”, sutartine “Rygailio rygailio” and others were presented. Disabled youg boy played the kankles and improvised. Music therapy session was under supervision of Austrian partners.
Meeting with the relatives (mother and grandmother) of the disabled. Both mother and grandmother explained their expectations concerning boy’s behavior and mood. Dr.G.Tucek explained basics of music therapy session and reveald the role of the realtives in this context.
Outpatien clinic. Analysis of videotaped material. Disucussions. Dr. Aldona Vilkeliene has demonstrated video material from the first and second music therapy session and compared it with the 6th music therapy session results. I.Stiglmair and M.Sobotka gave their remarks about traditional music, grendmother’s behaviour. Dr.G.Tucek analysed role of the co-therapist in the session.
Music therapy at Alytus hospital. Discussion with the doctors, creating work and therapy atmosphere. Austrian partners were introduced to the staff of the neurorehabilitation centre and doctor Dina Peciuliene. All participants discussed situation concerning patients deseases.2 cases were chosen – individual and group.
Music therapy with the stroke patient. Aldona Vilkeliene, Iris Stiglmair and Marlies Sobotka worked with the stroke patient. Traditional music, kankles, rebab and water procedures were used during the session. Dr. G.Tucek gave methodical remarks.
Music therapy with the stroke patients group. Both Lithuanian and Austrian partners worked in a group. Traditional Lithuanian songs and instruments, also Orf instruments , Oriental music instruments were used. Doctors and nurses noticed very important changes in their patients behaviour. For exmple, women, who did not want to communicate, began to sing solo in front of all the group participants.
Discussion and analysis of the music therapy session at the hospital. The learners: doctors, psychologist and kinesytherapeut, also nurses discussed with the project participants about all possible alteranitive methods in the health care.
Project meeting workshop: history and results, plans for the next meeting. Project staff prepared training modules for learners and discussed theoretical and practical aspects of music therapy.
Visit at Alytus medical rehabilitation and sports centre. Meeting with the director and project learner dr. J.Jakutis. Director was speaking about structures and patients. He emphasized, that music activities organized in the frame of the project “Sing, smooth and smile” revealed very important changes in the patient’s behaviour and mood
Music activities with the geriatric patients. Traditional songs were sang in the geriatric group. They played the kankles, drums and pipes. The geriatric patients sang several traditional songs by themselves solo.
Individual music therapy session. Meeting with the patient and discussion. Man with the complex disability and paralytic was painting and listening to the music. Dr.G.Tucek talked with him about his life, experience and expectations. Project participants communicated with the patients.
Lunch
Seminar discussion with the project SSS learners and staff. Dr.A.Vilkeliene and dr.G.Tucek gave a lecture for the learners and answered their questions about music therapy.
Analysis of the questionnaires. Writing project meeting report.
Discussions with the project staff about ethnic music and music therapy.
Preparation for the project results dissemination: material for the web site (blog), and material for the article in the local press.
Project meeting and documentation. Finishing project meeting report.Sharing project activities.
Hosting institution: Association ensemble Old music, Alytus, Sporto 12
Participants: coordinator Aldona Vilkeliene, Giedre Simanaviciene, Audrone Venckuniene, Rita Balsyte, Alis Kruvelis, Rasa Urboniene (Lithuania)
Partners: dr. G.Tucek, I.Stiglmair, M.Sobotka (Austria)
Main and most important activities
Project meeting: monitoring,programme, planns for the future.
Visit to Alytus outpatient clinic. Music therapy with the handicapped. Aldona Vilkeliene and Rita Balsyte worked with the handicapped boy. They used traditional music and instruments. Lithuanian games “Katinas ant peciaus”, sutartine “Rygailio rygailio” and others were presented. Disabled youg boy played the kankles and improvised. Music therapy session was under supervision of Austrian partners.
Meeting with the relatives (mother and grandmother) of the disabled. Both mother and grandmother explained their expectations concerning boy’s behavior and mood. Dr.G.Tucek explained basics of music therapy session and reveald the role of the realtives in this context.
Outpatien clinic. Analysis of videotaped material. Disucussions. Dr. Aldona Vilkeliene has demonstrated video material from the first and second music therapy session and compared it with the 6th music therapy session results. I.Stiglmair and M.Sobotka gave their remarks about traditional music, grendmother’s behaviour. Dr.G.Tucek analysed role of the co-therapist in the session.
Music therapy at Alytus hospital. Discussion with the doctors, creating work and therapy atmosphere. Austrian partners were introduced to the staff of the neurorehabilitation centre and doctor Dina Peciuliene. All participants discussed situation concerning patients deseases.2 cases were chosen – individual and group.
Music therapy with the stroke patient. Aldona Vilkeliene, Iris Stiglmair and Marlies Sobotka worked with the stroke patient. Traditional music, kankles, rebab and water procedures were used during the session. Dr. G.Tucek gave methodical remarks.
Music therapy with the stroke patients group. Both Lithuanian and Austrian partners worked in a group. Traditional Lithuanian songs and instruments, also Orf instruments , Oriental music instruments were used. Doctors and nurses noticed very important changes in their patients behaviour. For exmple, women, who did not want to communicate, began to sing solo in front of all the group participants.
Discussion and analysis of the music therapy session at the hospital. The learners: doctors, psychologist and kinesytherapeut, also nurses discussed with the project participants about all possible alteranitive methods in the health care.
Project meeting workshop: history and results, plans for the next meeting. Project staff prepared training modules for learners and discussed theoretical and practical aspects of music therapy.
Visit at Alytus medical rehabilitation and sports centre. Meeting with the director and project learner dr. J.Jakutis. Director was speaking about structures and patients. He emphasized, that music activities organized in the frame of the project “Sing, smooth and smile” revealed very important changes in the patient’s behaviour and mood
Music activities with the geriatric patients. Traditional songs were sang in the geriatric group. They played the kankles, drums and pipes. The geriatric patients sang several traditional songs by themselves solo.
Individual music therapy session. Meeting with the patient and discussion. Man with the complex disability and paralytic was painting and listening to the music. Dr.G.Tucek talked with him about his life, experience and expectations. Project participants communicated with the patients.
Lunch
Seminar discussion with the project SSS learners and staff. Dr.A.Vilkeliene and dr.G.Tucek gave a lecture for the learners and answered their questions about music therapy.
Analysis of the questionnaires. Writing project meeting report.
Discussions with the project staff about ethnic music and music therapy.
Preparation for the project results dissemination: material for the web site (blog), and material for the article in the local press.
Project meeting and documentation. Finishing project meeting report.Sharing project activities.
Meeting in Greece, June
Project meeting: 2008,15th - 20 th of June.
Participants:
I.Georgiadou, S.Kardakari, Ch.Sotiropoulos, AEOLIS, Greece, hosting organization.
G.Tucek, Al Calabi Azim Institute of Ethno music therapy, Austria, partners.
G.Simanaviciene, A.Vilkeliene, Ensemble "Old music", Lithuania, coordinators.
Main and most important activities:
Introducing to the Greek history - Acropolis, Museum of Greek folk instruments
Partners share their experience in the project "Sing,smooth and smile". Introducing to the Lesvos island history and traditions. Meeting with the local community members.I Georgiadaou, A.Vilkeliene.
Greek language lessons.Culture lesson.I.Georgiadou, AEOLIS.
Seminar for local community,music teachers "Therapeutic impact of traditional music". dr. G.Tucek, Al Calabi Azim (Austria).
Visit to KYPSELI NGO. Meeting with the disabled and their educators. Concert. Discussions with the teachers and managers, practical activities with the disabled.
Meeting with the local community Paggeragotikos association (Lesvos). Sharing repertoire, teaching learners lithuanian songs, discussion.
Project meeting activities - questionnairies, planning project actions, monitoring and evaluation.
Meeting with the Plomary local community. Bizantian chants as the cultural fenomen in Lesvos. Concert.
Lullabies and traditional children songs and games. Meeting with the autor of book about children's games. Practical activities with the adults and children.
Participants:
I.Georgiadou, S.Kardakari, Ch.Sotiropoulos, AEOLIS, Greece, hosting organization.
G.Tucek, Al Calabi Azim Institute of Ethno music therapy, Austria, partners.
G.Simanaviciene, A.Vilkeliene, Ensemble "Old music", Lithuania, coordinators.
Main and most important activities:
Introducing to the Greek history - Acropolis, Museum of Greek folk instruments
Partners share their experience in the project "Sing,smooth and smile". Introducing to the Lesvos island history and traditions. Meeting with the local community members.I Georgiadaou, A.Vilkeliene.
Greek language lessons.Culture lesson.I.Georgiadou, AEOLIS.
Seminar for local community,music teachers "Therapeutic impact of traditional music". dr. G.Tucek, Al Calabi Azim (Austria).
Visit to KYPSELI NGO. Meeting with the disabled and their educators. Concert. Discussions with the teachers and managers, practical activities with the disabled.
Meeting with the local community Paggeragotikos association (Lesvos). Sharing repertoire, teaching learners lithuanian songs, discussion.
Project meeting activities - questionnairies, planning project actions, monitoring and evaluation.
Meeting with the Plomary local community. Bizantian chants as the cultural fenomen in Lesvos. Concert.
Lullabies and traditional children songs and games. Meeting with the autor of book about children's games. Practical activities with the adults and children.
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