Music and Arts
Spring/Summer 2015
Music
Spring music
programs
Summer music
programs
April 11 – June 21
July 4 – August 15
9 weeks
There will be no programs
May 15 – 18 and 22 – 24 Make up week ends June 28
6 weeks
There will be no programs August 1 – 3
Make up week ends August 22
Music therapy assessment
Assessment is the first step in our music process. It allows a chance to
understand how the client functions within a musical environment
and how music can help realize their potential. To enquire about music
therapy assessment details please contact the program administrator.
After registration, a music therapist will
contact you directly to schedule the
assessment
$80
One session up to 45 minutes,
year round
Music therapy
Music therapy is used to promote the participant’s cognitive, social,
physical, and psychosocial health and wellbeing. Accredited music
therapists use music and musical elements to encourage self-awareness,
creative expression, communication and learning. In group therapy
settings, music is also used to help facilitate interaction with peers.
Age
up to 21
Learn to play an instrument! Clients can choose from a variety
of traditional and adapted instruments and innovative music
technology. Instruments include: the Virtual Musical Instrument
(VMI), piano, guitar, voice, violin, percussion and ukelele.
Different teaching methods are used, including elements of
the Suzuki method and the Figurenotes notation system.
(The VMI is music software developed at Holland Bloorview. The program
allows musicians to see themselves on a TV screen with colourful shapes
and objects that make different musical sounds when touched. When the
musician moves through the shapes on the screen, music is produced.)
Spring Recital will occur
on Saturday June 27
Age
up to 21
Adapted music education
One-on-one music therapy
Up to 30 mins. per session
Group music therapy
(45 mins. per session)
Spring $460 (9 sessions)
Summer $305 (6 sessions)
Spring
$240 (9 sessions)
Please request times:
Tuesdays to Thursdays and Saturdays
Saturdays
10:15 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.
No summer groups
Age
4 – 21
Please request times:
Tuesdays to Thursday and Saturdays
Spring
$340 (9 sessions and recital)
Summer
$205 (6 sessions)
Music Together® within therapy group*
For young children, siblings and their parents, this program helps children
with special needs communicate, improve focus, self-control and interact
with their peers in a safe and rewarding music therapy setting. *Families
can sign up for individual (not in a group format) sessions, for the cost of 1:1
music therapy.
Child participant and parent
Age
Up to 7
Sundays
10:15 or 11:15 a.m.
Age
6 – 12
Thursday
5:30 or 6:15 p.m.
Spring
$270 (9 group sessions)
No summer groups
Each additional child $90
Cancellations: Please note that one-on-one music lessons and
therapy require 24-hour cancellation notice to reschedule, otherwise
the session is forfeit. The sessions must be completed within a
seasonal block (e.g. Fall) and cannot be carried over to the next
season. At the beginning of a season, the music instructor or therapist
will talk to you about options for using the make-up week.
Dance theatre
Participants will enjoy being creative together through a playful
exploration of movement, dance, drama and visual art. At the
end of our session a performance sharing piece will celebrate this
warm and inclusive social opportunity for self-expression.
Ages
13 – 21
Visual and
performing arts
Spring
April 10 – June 12
If needed, the make-up date is June 19
April 10 – June 13
Spring
$190
No summer season
Arts xpress
Interact and play through music, visual arts, drama,
puppetry, stories and sensory activities.
Ages
4 – 12
Spring arts programs
Fridays
4:30 – 6 p.m.
Saturdays
10:30 a.m – 12 p.m.
Spring April 11 – June 13
If needed, the make-up date is June 20
9 weeks
There will be no programs May 15 – 18
Spring
$190
No summer season
Make up week ends June 20
Drum circle
Paint and clay
Come together in a circle of rhythm, rhymes, beats, friends and folly.
Participants will have the opportunity to play with a range of percussive
devices. We will gather in the studio or outside in the garden in the warmer
weather.
Ages
13 – 21
Thursdays
6:30 – 8 p.m.
Spring April 16 – June 11
If needed, the make-up date is June 18
Spring $190
No summer season
Artists offer ceramics and painting to the participants in a dynamic
environment encouraging individual creativity and imagination.
Ages
6 –12
Saturdays
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Spring
$190
Ages
13 – 21
Saturdays
3 – 4:30 p.m.
No summer season
Spring April 11 – June 13
If needed, the make-up date is June 20
Summer programs
Spiral Garden summer day program
Spiral Garden is an integrated outdoor, art, garden and play program that
takes place on-site at Holland Bloorview. Participants are free to explore the
garden, playing and creating in paint, clay, story, puppetry, dress-up, music,
woodworking, cooking and garden activities. We are able to provide one-toone support on a limited basis for participants up to age 18 (no additional
cost). Please make your request for this support on the registration form.
Since 1984, Spiral Garden has been bringing participants with and without
special needs together to foster an inclusive community that values the
whole person, promotes self and group expression and builds a fun and
hands-on relationship with nature and art.
Age
6 to 18*
NEW! Sessions A and C are
Monday to Friday
NEW! Extended program times
from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
Session A (10 days):
July 6 – 10 and 13 – 17
Session A and C (10 days):
$500 per participant per session
Session C (10 days):
August 10 – 14 and 17 – 21
Session B and D (9 days):
$450 per participant per session
Session D (9 days):
August 25 – 28 and
August 31– September 4
Session B (9 days):
July 21 – 24 and 27 – 31
* A limited number of spots will be made available in each session
for participants aged 19-21
Dance theatre camp
Move, dance and act within the magical summer backdrop of Spiral
Garden. Camp participants will enjoy being creative together through a
playful exploration of movement, dance, drama and visual arts. At the end
of the week, participants will share in a performance to celebrate as a social
opportunity for self-expression.
Age
13 to 21
Tuesday– Friday
August 4 – 7
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$270 per participant
Music and Arts
Music and Arts offers programming by accredited music therapists and
professional artists for children and youth with disabilities and their siblings
up to the age of 21.
Please see program descriptions for specific age details.
How to register
To register for any Music and Arts program, please print out and complete
the registration form found on our website at www.hollandbloorview.ca/arts
and return by mail, hand delivery or fax. Please do not e-mail any forms to us.
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
150 Kilgour Rd.
Toronto, ON M4G 1R8
c/o Music and Arts
Fax: 416-422-7037
If you have questions, please call us at 416-425-6220 ext. 3317
or send an e-mail to [email protected]
Registration deadlines
Spring: March 27, 2015
Summer: June 12, 2015
Where to get funding
Learn about Ontario funding for recreation and respite. For more
information, please contact the Holland Bloorview Warmline:
e-mail: Phone: [email protected]
1-877-463-0365
Cancellation policy
To receive a refund, participants must withdraw from a seasonal
program at least two weeks prior to the program start date. A $50 service
charge will be deducted. For cancellations less than two weeks prior
to the start of the season, the full program cost will be charged.