Miss Panda F Y Ngai is the founder of Panda Music Zone (A Music Therapy Centre and Instrumental Learning Studio in Hong Kong). She has been a Board Certified Music Therapist in the United States since 1999. She graduated with a double Master degrees in Music Education and Music Therapy from Shenandoah Conservatory, Shenandoah University in Winchester VA.
She was a instructor for Shenandoah University music therapy program to teach and train music therapy students and interns. Her responsibilities included observing music therapy students weekly in their practicum sessions and evaluated of their strengths and weaknesses regarding their music therapy sessions.
During Miss Panda's years of serving as a music therapist in the States, she worked with regular children and children with special needs such as autism, developmental delay, emotion disturbed children, attention deficit with hyperactivity (ADHD), learning difficulties and children at risk in Winchester city and Frederick county schools in VA, USA. She developed music therapy sessions that were engaging, developmentally appropriate, and directly supported the Virginia Standards of Learning for students. Her sessions are 90% live music that is age-appropriate and interactive. She easily moves from a variety of styles of music to address the children's needs and their interests.
Besides teaching piano and working with individuals with special needs. Ms Panda is a music therapist at Kau Yan primary and Kindergarten, music is used to increase attention span and reinforce academic learning. In addition, she is also a part time lecturer at Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee), for the Department of Child Education and Community Services.
倪鳳儀小姐在1996年畢業於美國雪蘭多音樂學院大學,持有雙碩士學位(音樂教育及音樂治療)。1998年正式成為美國認可註冊音樂治療師,由全球音樂治療界享有盛名的Dr. Michael Rohrbacher and Miss Susanne Rohrbacher(MM. MT-BC) 親授,並推薦到美國多間政府學校受聘為駐校音樂治療師,擁有相當豐富之臨床經驗。
在美國期間,倪小姐除了在各校編訂音樂治療課程外,更幫助了不少在學習或日常生活中有困難的人士,例如:智障人士、自閉兒童及成人、情緒問題兒童、過度活躍兒童及患有老人癡呆老年人等等……。在進行音樂治療時會全採用即興現場彈奏音樂來引起啟發作用及刺激腦部中樞神經。
2005年回流香港後,已開設兩間音樂治療及藝術中心來繼續用她的專業及臨床經驗,延續幫助香港有需要的兒童。 曾被邀請主領音樂治療講座,如:惠氏香港、維多利亞教育機構、保良局等。更被李惠利專業教育學校邀請擔任客席講師及視學導師。
提升學習能力
音樂影響著人類腦部活動。特別是學前兒童,腦細胞是不斷成長及連接其他器官。人類的學習能力大部份來自感官的刺激反應,而音樂元素正正能令學習更易吸收和理解。音樂元素不但是純聽覺的接收;就如彈奏結他時,小孩子不單看見(視覺),絃線的震盪直接傳到雙手(觸覺),而震盪亦透過空氣間接地刺激皮膚觸覺。這樣的多元化感官刺激就能讓小孩子更易於學習。
改善及增加集中力 / 專注力
小孩子的專注力非常薄弱和有限,透過有趣的音樂活動及因應個別的需要而設計的活動,能協助小孩延長集中力。例如:為提高小孩子的閱讀興趣,會加插音樂元素:歌唱形式、聆聽訓練;讓小孩子聽見旋律,眼看到書本,手觸摸到動物,從而令學習更有趣味、更有效果。
增強言語 / 溝通技巧
治療過程讓小孩子有足夠的機會去作出理想的回應(allow time to respond)。音樂治療師利用音樂元素、簡短及重複的旋律去發問問題或提出重要的訊息,從而發掘、刺激及引導小孩子加強言語和溝通技巧。包括:
表達語言能力 (Expressive language)
﹣利用語言及非語言去傳達訊息
接收語言能力 (Receptive language)
﹣明白訊息的能力
遵從指示能力 (Follow direction)
發展體能協調技巧
節奏(拍子)能培育腦部去組織時間,影響著人類的生物計時器:心跳速度、脈搏跳動、呼吸節奏、說話快慢……
﹣節奏能訓練腦部控制時間的調整及肌肉動作的協調
﹣音樂遊戲(音樂律動——行、跳、跑、停)能提高學習動機
﹣樂器的彈奏可改善肌肉的協調
培養社交發展能力
﹣運用有趣的音樂活動,正面鼓勵小孩子發展出順服的性格
﹣無論音樂遊戲、律動及演奏,都要求小孩子互相合作,遵守規則。這正好是訓練社群合作的好環境,亦提供很多自我表達的機會
Studio One
Address: Shop 6, G/F, 19-29 Western Street, Hong Kong
Tel: 2549 7822
Fax: 2549 7122
Studio Two
Address: Shop No. 114 Ngan Shing Commercial Centre, CityOne, Shatin
Tel: 2648 8656
Fax: 2648 8655
Email: [email protected]