Course Companion & Workbook - Music Therapy Connections · 2017. 11. 6. · Functional Sign Language for Music Therapists | Workbook In!oducti" Section Checklist: __ ASL vs Functional

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Functional Sign Language for Music Therapists | Workbook

Introduction Section Checklist: __ ASL vs Functional Sign Language

__ Benefits of Functional Sign Language

__ Signing Songs

What is your experience with sign language? ____________________________________________________________

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What has inspired you to take this course? ____________________________________________________________

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How do you plan to incorporate sign language in your work?

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Are there individuals that you work with that may benefit from

modified or functional signs?

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Challenge

Find a video on youtube where individuals are signing your favorite song or a song you may use in your practice. Are they signing every word? List any signs you recognize based on the song lyrics.

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British Sign Language and American Sign Language dictionaries

American Sign Language Dictionary http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi

British Sign Language Dictionary www.british-sign.co.uk/british-sign-language/dictionary/2/

British and American Sign Language Side by Side Comparison from ASL Nook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G_RgBV5WiY

Resources You’re Welcome from Moana- ASL Cover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr2jOvcCD0Y

7 Years by Lukas Graham- ASL Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMpA1Dir7OE

Stand by Me by Ben E. King- ASL Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6-1ihOGvQ4

http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgihttp://www.british-sign.co.uk/british-sign-language/dictionary/2/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G_RgBV5WiYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMpA1Dir7OEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6-1ihOGvQ4


Lesson 1: Number Signs Signs Include: Numbers 0-31

__ 0 __ 6 __ 11 __ 16 __ 21 __ 26

__ 1 __ 7 __ 12 __ 17 __ 22 __ 27

__ 2 __ 8 __ 13 __ 18 __ 23 __ 28

__ 3 __ 9 __ 14 __ 19 __ 24 __ 29 __ 4 __ 10 __ 15 __ 20 __ 25 __ 30

__ 5 __ 31

Patterns & Tips - 1-10 is the best place to start! Other number signs build off of 1-10 - The clearest pattern can be seen in numbers 15-20 and 25-30 - The tens place sign is followed by the ones place sign - Number signs are used when talking about dates, time, money, age,

address, and more. - Additional Thoughts:

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Songs for Number Signs - “5 Little Ducks” - “10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” - “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets - “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars - Additional Song Ideas:

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Challenge Checklist: __ Count to 10

__ Count Backwards from 10

__ How old are you?

__ How many pets do you have? __ What is your address?

Questions to Consider How often do you use numbers or counting?

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What are some ways you could incorporate the signs for numbers

into your current practice? ____________________________________________________________

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Additional Resources Numbers 1-50

https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/15093/numbers%20150

Numbers 51 and Up https://www.signingsavvy.com/browse-numbers

https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/15093/numbers%20150https://www.signingsavvy.com/browse-numbers


Lesson 2: Alphabet Signs Signs include: Letters A-Z

__ A __ G __ L __ Q __ V __ B __ H __ M __ R __ W

__ C __ I __ N __ S __ X

__ D __ J __ O __ T __ Y

__ E __ K __ P __ U __ Z

Patterns & Tips - Be aware of letter signs with similar hand shapes (ex. d/f and k/p). (6:00) - Letter signs are the building blocks of several other signs including

colors and days of the week. - Letters are used for finger spelling. - Double letters can be signed multiple ways (8:04). - Additional thoughts: ____________________________________________________________

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Songs for Letter Signs - “Bingo” - “ABCs” - “Cookie Starts with C” - “Respect” by Aretha Franklin - Additional Song Ideas: ____________________________________________________________

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Challenge Checklist: __ Spell your name.

__ What street do you live on?

__ What is the name of one of your pets?

__ Spell the names of 3 other people you know.

Questions to Consider What are your favorite letter songs?

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How can you incorporate letter signs into your practice? Name 3 songs/interventions where you can incorporate letter signs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Additional Resources Alphabet in Images

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/fingerspelling.htm

Alphabet in Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkMg8g8vVUo 

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/fingerspelling.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkMg8g8vVUo


Lesson 3: Greeting Signs Signs Include:

__ Hello __ Good

__ Goodbye __ Bad

__ How are you? __ Fine __ Nice to meet you __ What’s up?

Additional Questions and Phrases

__ My name is ________.

__ How old are you?

__ How are you feeling?

Additional phrases you want to learn:

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Songs for Greeting Signs - Hello & Goodbye songs - “Hello, Goodbye” by the Beatles - Additional song ideas: ____________________________________________________________

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Questions to Consider Do you use hello and goodbye songs in your sessions? List the songs that you currently use for hello and goodbye.

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How can you incorporate greeting sings into your hello and goodbye songs or into your current session structure? Name 2 additional interventions where you can incorporate greeting signs.

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Resources Printable Visual Aids:

https://www.handspeak.com/learn/index/php?id=70

25 Basic Signs for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Raa0vBXA8OQ

https://www.handspeak.com/learn/index/php?id=70https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Raa0vBXA8OQ


Lesson 4: Emotion Signs Signs Include: __ happy __ bored

__ sad __ hurt/pain

__ angry __ excited

__ embarrassed __ love __ worried __ hungry

Patterns & Tips - Emotions signs rely on using facial expressions that match the emotion. - Some signs will mean something different if the facial expression does

not match the intended emotion. - Additional signs you would like to learn: ____________________________________________________________

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Songs for Emotion Signs - “Happy” by Pharrell - “The Feelings in My Heart” by Rachel Rambach - “Happy Birthday - Additional Song Ideas: ____________________________________________________________

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Challenge Checklist __ Happy

__ Sad

__ Angry

__ Bored __ Hurt

Questions When do you use emotions in your sessions? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How could your clients benefit from sign language for self-expression? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

Resources Printable Visual Aid

https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/21395/vocab%204%20emotions%20and%20feelings

ASL emotions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3pukkGcPEY

Emotions Signed By People of Different Ages http://aslnook.com/our-feelings/

ASL Dictionary http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi

https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/21395/vocab%204%20emotions%20and%20feelingshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3pukkGcPEYhttp://aslnook.com/our-feelings/http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi


Lesson 5: Attention & Functional Signs Signs include: __ want __ sit

__ have __ please

__ see __ wait

__ thank you __ yes __ more __ no

Considerations & Combinations - These signs are often used in combination

__ Yes, Please

__ No, Thank You

__ Want More __ Wait, Please

- What are other phrases do you use often within sessions? - What other functional/attention words would be helpful to know? ____________________________________________________________

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Songs for Attention & Functional Signs

- “I Want You to Want Me” by Cheap Trick - Please & Thank You Songs - Additional Song ideas: ____________________________________________________________

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Challenge Checklist: __ I want water.

__ I want more, please.

Questions to Consider Could your clients benefit from sign language as a form of self-expression? ____________________________________________________________

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If so, how do you see these signs supporting that endeavor? List 3 ideas you have for implementing the sings you’ve learned in this lesson.

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Resources Thank You

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/t/thankyou.htm

Please http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/p/please.htm

Video Dictionary https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/WAIT/463/1

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/t/thankyou.htmhttp://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/p/please.htmhttps://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/WAIT/463/1


Lesson 6: Color Signs Signs Include: __ red __ purple __ tan

__ orange __ pink __ gold

__ yellow __ black __ silver

__ green __ gray __ blue __ white

Patterns & Tips

- The base for most color signs is the first letter of the color. For example, signing the color yellow uses the letter “y” but with movement.

- The color pink uses a “p” with movement near the cheeks, like referencing blush. The sign for red is placed near the lips or chin, as if referencing lipstick. These associations have helped me learn to sign colors more easily.

- What are some ways you are working to remember the signs you are learning?

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Songs for Color Signs

- “Red” by Taylor Swift - “Blue Ain’t Your Color” by Keith Urban - “Purple Rain” by Prince - “White Christmas” - “Colors in the Morning” - Donovan - Additional Song Ideas: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Challenge Checklist

__ What color shirt are you wearing?

__ What color of paint is on your walls?

__ What is your favorite color?

Questions to Consider When do you find yourself using colors in the clinical setting?

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What songs do you often use that incorporate colors? ____________________________________________________________

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Resources ASL colors - video for practicing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nu6BFA_F0U

https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/colors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nu6BFA_F0Uhttps://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/colors


Lesson 7: Calendar Signs Signs include: __ January (JN) __ July (JY) __ Monday (M)

__ February (FB) __ August (AG) __ Tuesday (T)

__ March (MR) __ September (ST) __ Wednesday (W)

__ April (AL) __ October (OT) __ Thursday (H) __ May (MY) __ November (NV) __ Friday (F)

__ June (JE) __ December (DC) __ Saturday (S)

__ Sunday

__ Yesterday __ Today __ Tomorrow

Notes & Tips - The months of the year and most of the days of the week signs are

based around individual letter signs. Revisit Lesson 2 if you need to review alphabet signs.

- Additional notes or signs you would like to learn: __________________________________________________________

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Songs for Calendar Signs

- Days of the Week or Month Songs - “Today is…” by Rachel Rambach - “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by George Jones - “If Today was Your Last Day” by Nickleback - Additional Song Ideas:

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Challenge Checklist __ What is today’s date?

__ Sing all twelve months

__ What is your birthdate?

Questions to Consider When do you find yourself saying and singing the signs we learned in this section? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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How do you see yourself incorporating these signs into your clinical settings? Describe two interventions where you will use these signs.

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Resources https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/3296/months%20of%20the%20year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2kPw8woLUY

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/t/today.htm

https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/3296/months%20of%20the%20yearhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2kPw8woLUYhttp://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/t/today.htm


Lesson 8: Weather Signs Signs include:

__ Rainy __ Sunny

__ Snowy __ Hot

__ Windy __ Cold

Patterns & Tips - The signs for similar weather words are the same:

- sun/sunny - rain/rainy - snow/snowy - wind/winy

- List additional words related to weather that you would like to learn the signs for. ____________________________________________________________

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Songs for Weather Signs - “Sunny Day” by Rachel Rambach - “Let it Snow” - “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival ____________________________________________________________

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Challenge Checklist __ What is the weather like outside?

__ What is the weather like during your favorite season? __ Choose a song about weather that you may use in your session and learn two additional words in the song.


Questions to Consider What are two songs you could use with your clients alongside weather signs?

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Resources Sunny

https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/SUNNY/8106/1

Rain http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/r/rain.htm

Snow http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/s/snow.htm

Song with Signs for the Seasons https://www.signingtime.com/five-essential-signs-seasons/

https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/SUNNY/8106/1http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/r/rain.htmhttp://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/s/snow.htmhttps://www.signingtime.com/five-essential-signs-seasons/


Lesson 9: Animal Signs Signs include:

__ shark __ cow __ bird

__whale __ horse __ dog

__ turtle __ pig __ cat __ snake __ fish

Patterns & Tips - Notice how each of the different signs relates to the physical appearance

or movement of the animal. What associations can you make to help you remember the different animals.

- What other animals signs would you use the most with your clients? ____________________________________________________________

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Songs for Animal Signs - “Slippery Fish” - “Motion in the Ocean” by Rachel Rambach - “Down on Grandpa’s Farm” - “Old MacDonald” - “Hound Dog” by Elvis - “Who Let the Dogs Out” by Baha Men - “Everybody Wants to be a Cat” from Aristocats - Additional Animal Signs ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Challenge Checklist __ Dog __ Fish __ Horse __ Whale __ Turtle __ What kind of pets do you have?

Questions to Consider When do you find yourself using animal signs? ____________________________________________________________

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How do you see these signs translating into practice in your sessions? Name two interventions where you could use animal signs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Resources ASL Nook - Sea Animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5pVWQHKcww

Sea Creatures https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/49367/sea%20creatures

List of Animals https://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5pVWQHKcwwhttps://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/49367/sea%20creatureshttps://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/animals


Lesson 10: Music Signs Signs include: __ piano __ book __ music therapist __ guitar __ music __ drum __ sing

Patterns & Tips

- The signs for different instruments are very similar to what the playing of those instruments looks like. For example, the sign for guitar looks very similar to playing air guitar.

- The sign for music therapist is a combination of signs including music, help/therapy, music, and person.

- What are some additional instruments you would like to learn the sing language for?

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Songs for Music Signs - “Mountain Music” by Alabama - “Piano Man” by Billy Joel - “Old MacDonald Had a Band” - Additional song ideas: ____________________________________________________________

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Challenge Checklist

__ Name and sign the 5 instruments you use most in your practice.


Questions to Consider Where do you see yourself using music signs in your practice? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Name 3 additional signs related to music that you would like to learn. Be sure to share them in our Facebook group!

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Resources Sign for Music

https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/MUSIC

Video - Instruments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQbHEjqjTTQ
https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/MUSIChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQbHEjqjTTQ

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Course Companion & Workbook - Music Therapy Connections · 2017. 11. 6. · Functional Sign Language for Music Therapists | Workbook In!oducti" Section Checklist: __ ASL vs Functional