Playground Consulting

 

Photograph by Don Trull

Outdoor Play & Music

Like to make the playground an environment for learning and development for all children? Support  social skills and foster community by creating your individualized musical outdoor environment.

Learn from the experience of the inventor of the Sound Path and Music Hut, implemented at the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC and featured at ECERS-R.


Who?

  1. •Music therapists, preschool teachers, parents

  2. •Foundations, Non-Profit Organizations, University Programs, Childcare Providers, Communities


What?

  1. •Creating a musical outdoor environment

  2. •Sharing musical concepts and materials

  3. •Embedding instructions and interventions based on music therapy

  4. •Providing staff development activities

  5. •Conducting Music Therapy Intervention Research


Where?

  1. •At your site and/or online


What happens next?

1. Contact me via email and specify your request.

2. I will come back to you with more details.

3. Schedule times with me and pay the fee.

4. Receive an agenda and/or list of materials



Previous Projects...

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Full Project Support

Please inquire for customized rates.

  1. ✓Evaluating the playground environment, including space, safety aspects, and available equipment

  2. ✓Considering weather conditions, budget, local resources, and capacities

  3. ✓Customizing project related to target groups needs

  4. ✓Collaborating with onsite music therapists, preschool teachers, specialists, and parents on functionality of the musical playground modification

  5. ✓Providing online support during the building and implementation.

Workshop

USD 1000.00

  1. ✓Building Musical Instruments

  2. ✓Designing Musical Outdoor Interventions

  3. ✓Song Repertoire for the Playground

  4. ✓Interdisciplinary Playground Activities

  5. ✓Introducing the Zone Mode of Playground Supervision

  6. ✓One day onsite workshop; max. 12 participants Note: Travel expenses and materials charged separately

  1. ✓Introducing evidence-based practice for outdoor play and music interventions

  2. ✓Considering general and musical strategies for successful playground time for children with and special needs

  3. ✓Learning from real world case scenarios

  4. ✓Guidance in designing your own musical playground

  5. ✓4.0 hours onsite in-service; max. 25 participants Note: Travel expenses charged separately

Email Me

  1. ✓Questions and Answers

  2. ✓Resources and links

  3. ✓1.0 hour phone call or audio/videoconferencing

One-Time Consulting

USD 140.00

Sound Path

The Sound Path is an auditory, visual and tactile stimulation path, including six musical stations equipped with various self-made instruments at meaningful locations on the playground. It was originally designed for a three-year-old boy with congenital blindness, who was enrolled at the FPG child care program. Read more...

Music Hut

The Music Hut is an outdoor music center located on the playground at the FPG Child Care Program. It is designed to expand learning opportunities and therapeutic playground activities for young children with and without disabilities, especially those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

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In-Service

USD 480.00