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Lyric analysis in mental health settings

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Come and learn all about the fabulous receptive method of lyric analysis!

If you're working with neuro-typical adults or adolescents then lyric analysis really needs to be in your toolbox.

Lyric analysis is an incredibly engaging and non-threatening intervention which you can use in a range of settings. But there's far more to this technique than just picking a song and playing it for your clients.

In this entertaining tutorial Danny takes you through a comprehensive process from assessing your client, choosing a song rich in verbiage, universal experience & topography of expression, through to providing several different methods of presenting your song to your client/s for maximum engagement and therapeutic outcome.

As a published author and with years of experience using this method in mental health and addiction settings, join Danny as he shares his love of words and verbal processing though lyric analysis.

Author Bio

Danny Birt has been a music therapist since 2005. A graduate in music therapy and psychology from Loyola University New Orleans with a masters degree in music therapy from Shenandoah University, he is also dual-certified in massage therapy and completed his masters thesis combining the two disciplines in creating an interdisciplinary respiratory systemic protocol for stress management. Through his music therapy career, he has worked in a variety of settings with clients ranging in age from premature infants in the NICU through elders in hospice care. Birt is a published author, editor, and composer, particularly known for his works in speculative fiction in all three areas.

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Contents

Tutorial Docs

Workbook
Preview
Article review
Tutorial summary & submission info
Song lyrics for analysis

Tutorial Video's

1. Introduction, overview & learning outcomes
Preview
2. Needing a song for lyric analysis: Assessment & goals
3. Finding songs for lyric analysis: Where can you go?
4. Evaluating a song: What makes a great song for lyric analysis?
5. Preparing a song: Choosing the tone of the song
6. Presenting a song for lyric analysis: Visual, aural and kinesthetic learners
7.1 Analyzing the song: Prefacing the song for personal reflection or group processing
7.2 Analyzing the song: Universality of experience
7.3 Analyzing the song: Personalising the song
7.4 Analyzing the song: Timeline of recovery
7.5 Analyzing the song: Exploring extremity through juxtaposition
8. Alternate lyric analysis: Using client-preferred music for lightning analysis
9. Summary & bonus content

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Testimonials

Danny. DANNY. DANNY!!! I watched your CEU about lyric analysis. Your CEU should be a mandatory class for any college/university that teaches music therapy. OMG!!! I'll need to watch it several times just to absorb it all. I loved it!!! I'm so happy I was able to view it. Seeing your process in choosing the perfect song is a method I’m adding to my tool box. It will make my lyric analysis activity even more therapeutic and relevant to treatment. I've been doing this since 1999 and have become slightly jaded when learning new stuff outside of Shenandoah University but you were so engaging and actually fun to watch. Although you have the education and resources to back up your teachings, more importantly, at least for me, is that you spoke from experience and the heart.

- Stephen J. Sabados, MMT, MT-BC

I loved the lyrics analysis course. It is very comprehensive as it covers both the practical side of the application as well as evidence-based references. I have been using the techniques I learnt from Danny at work (mental health hospital setting). The techniques are particularly useful in psycho-education and helping patients with developing insights through looking at the lyrics supported by awesome music.

- Vannie Ip-Winfield RMT, NMT

Frequently asked questions

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Do I receive a certificate when I complete the tutorial?

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I'm from the US/Canada, what CBMT domains are covered in this tutorial?

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