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    <title>Communication Songs</title>
    <link>http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Communication_Songs.html</link>
    <description>Communication Songs are used to teach individuals appropriate communication skills. You will find songs that teach some basic sign language words, songs that model appropriate communication phrases for making requests, as well as songs that teach appropriate social communication.</description>
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      <title>Basic Hello Song</title>
      <link>http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Entries/2009/11/22_Basic_Hello_Song.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:39:48 -0600</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Media/Basic%20Hello%20Song.m4a&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Media/hello_1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:151px; height:147px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This basic hello song, to the tune of “Good-Night Ladies” is great to use with children who are working on learning to wave, make eye contact and say “bye” or just approximate saying “bye.”  You can also change the words so they model a basic greeting:  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hello x.&lt;br/&gt;Hello x.&lt;br/&gt;How are you today?&lt;br/&gt;I am x.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Or&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hello x, Hello x,  Hello x.  It’s nice to see you today.</description>
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      <itunes:subtitle>This basic hello song, to the tune of “Good-Night Ladies” is great to use with children who are working on learning to wave, make eye contact and say “bye” or just approximate saying “bye.”  You can also chang</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This basic hello song, to the tune of “Good-Night Ladies” is great to use with children who are working on learning to wave, make eye contact and say “bye” or just approximate saying “bye.”  You can also change the words so they model a basic greeting:  &#13;&#13;Hello x.&#13;Hello x.&#13;How are you today?&#13;I am x.&#13;&#13;Or&#13;&#13;Hello x, Hello x,  Hello x.  It’s nice to see you today.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Music Is Over, Say Good-Bye</title>
      <link>http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Entries/2009/11/22_Music_Is_Over,_Say_Good-Bye.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:13:11 -0600</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Media/Music%20Is%20Over,%20Say%20Good-Bye.m4a&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Media/Cutie%20waving.JPG_1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:151px; height:113px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This Good-Bye song is sung to the tune “She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain.”  This song is great for to wrap up an individual music therapy session or in a music group to encourage students to look at each other and “Give High Fives.” You can change the words to fit any classroom activity “Circle time is over time for snack. Time for Snack.”  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Music is over, say good-bye.  Good-bye.&lt;br/&gt;Music is over, say good-bye.  Good-bye.&lt;br/&gt;Oh now clap your hands together, and give me high 5.&lt;br/&gt;Music is over, say good-bye.  Good-bye.</description>
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      <itunes:subtitle>This Good-Bye song is sung to the tune “She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain.”  This song is great for to wrap up an individual music therapy session or in a music group to encourage students to look at each other and “G</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This Good-Bye song is sung to the tune “She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain.”  This song is great for to wrap up an individual music therapy session or in a music group to encourage students to look at each other and “Give High Fives.” You can change the words to fit any classroom activity “Circle time is over time for snack. Time for Snack.”  &#13;&#13;Music is over, say good-bye.  Good-bye.&#13;Music is over, say good-bye.  Good-bye.&#13;Oh now clap your hands together, and give me high 5.&#13;Music is over, say good-bye.  Good-bye.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Hello Conversation</title>
      <link>http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Entries/2009/11/21_Hello_Conversation.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:26:34 -0600</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Media/Hello%20Conversation.m4a&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Media/images-1_1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:145px; height:97px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This song teaches individuals the basic turn taking that is involved in having a conversation.  It helps individuals learn how to both respond and initiate an opening conversation.  The song goes on to model a 4 part conversational exchange and beyond, encouraging individuals to think of a topic of conversation or question to ask the other person.  As the individuals learns how to have a conversation you can take away the melody.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hello x&lt;br/&gt;Hello x&lt;br/&gt;How are you today?&lt;br/&gt;I feel x&lt;br/&gt;x can I ask you question?&lt;br/&gt;What is your favorite color or What did you do last night or What is your favorite book?</description>
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      <itunes:subtitle>This song teaches individuals the basic turn taking that is involved in having a conversation.  It helps individuals learn how to both respond and initiate an opening conversation.  The song goes on to model a 4 part conversational exchange and beyond, en</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This song teaches individuals the basic turn taking that is involved in having a conversation.  It helps individuals learn how to both respond and initiate an opening conversation.  The song goes on to model a 4 part conversational exchange and beyond, encouraging individuals to think of a topic of conversation or question to ask the other person.  As the individuals learns how to have a conversation you can take away the melody.  &#13;&#13;Hello x&#13;Hello x&#13;How are you today?&#13;I feel x&#13;x can I ask you question?&#13;What is your favorite color or What did you do last night or What is your favorite book?</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Yes No Song</title>
      <link>http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Entries/2009/7/20_Yes_No_Song.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:18:01 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Media/Yes%20No%20Song.m4a&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://midwestmusictherapy.com/Songs_and_Activities/Communication_Songs/Media/more_bottom.png&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:151px; height:255px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Yes No Song was created to teach basic communication skills through head movements and sign language.  It teaches the words “yes,” “no,” “more” and “finished.”  Maria Carron created this song when she was working at the Judevine Center for Autism.  She continues to find this song useful in teaching communication skills. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When you nod your head it means “yes, yes, yes.”  &lt;br/&gt;When you shake your head it means “no, no no.”  &lt;br/&gt;When you move your hands to the middle it means “I want more.” And when you cross your hands and you bring them a part, it means “I’m finished.”</description>
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