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    The Mantra Mash is a music therapy tool that uses rhythmic chanting to promote group cohesion, creativity, and emotional expression. Participants choose a meaningful mantra or phrase and take turns improvising rhythmic chants of it over a steady drum pulse, with the therapist's goals being to create a supportive space and model appropriate group behaviors through turn-taking. The mantras aim to convey positive or encouraging messages.

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    The Mantra Mash is a music therapy tool that uses rhythmic chanting to promote group cohesion, creativity, and emotional expression. Participants choose a meaningful mantra or phrase and take turns improvising rhythmic chants of it over a steady drum pulse, with the therapist's goals being to create a supportive space and model appropriate group behaviors through turn-taking. The mantras aim to convey positive or encouraging messages.

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    The Mantra Mash is a music therapy tool that uses rhythmic chanting to promote group cohesion, creativity, and emotional expression. Participants choose a meaningful mantra or phrase and take turns improvising rhythmic chants of it over a steady drum pulse, with the therapist's goals being to create a supportive space and model appropriate group behaviors through turn-taking. The mantras aim to convey positive or encouraging messages.

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    The Mantra Mash - Infographics

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    The Mantra Mash is a music therapy tool that uses rhythmic chanting to promote group cohesion, creativity, and emotional expression. Participants choose a meaningful mantra or phrase and take turns improvising rhythmic chants of it over a steady drum pulse, with the therapist's goals being to create a supportive space and model appropriate group behaviors through turn-taking. The mantras aim to convey positive or encouraging messages.

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    "THE MANTRA MASH"

    A Rhythmic Facilitation Tool


    for Music Therapists
    MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN INTERPERSONAL
    RELATIONSHIPS, IMPROVE GROUP BEHAVIORS, PROMOTE GROUP COHESION, FOSTER
    CREATIVITY, AND INCREASE APPROPRIATE EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION

    THE MANTRA MASH...

    ...is a rhythmic facilitation tool for music


    therapists that encourages creative expression in a
    supportive, musical environment.
    This facilitation tool provides participants with an
    opportunity to share a meaningful “mantra” or
    motivational phrase in a uniquely-styled rhythm,
    exclusive to the client.

    THE MUSIC THERAPIST'S GOAL


    The focus of the music therapists’ facilitation is to
    provide participants with an opportunity to feel heard
    in an approachable, musical way that is both healing
    and introspective in nature.

    The therapeutic space created and nurtured by the


    music therapist will be both welcoming and free of
    judgement. The intention of reassurance and
    empowerment will be clear in a way that is not limiting
    to the participants’ creative interpretation.

    THE CLIENTS' GOAL...

    ...is to learn appropriate group behaviors


    through turn taking models, and to choose a
    meaningful yet appropriate phrase to
    creatively express amongst the group.

    GOALS OF THE MUSIC


    The goal of the music is to provide a foundation for the
    development of appropriate
    emotional expression, individual turn taking, and
    togetherness through rhythmic
    play and chant.

    Jasmine Vergara-Ullman "The Mantra Mash" Clinical Music Tool Workshop


    "THE MANTRA
    MASH"
    Facilitation Steps

    STEP 1: INTRODUCE
    GROUP TO “THE
    MANTRA MASH”
    PROMPT

    The MT will provide a


    WHAT IS AN
    general outline of an
    appropriate mantra or APPROPRIATE
    phrase to share with the CHOICE?
    group.
    An appropriate mantra or
    phrase will be optimistic
    Once these guidelines are while following themes of
    set, the group will be encouragement ,
    allowed time to choose a perseverance ,
    acceptance , or
    mantra/phrase that contains motivation .
    a positive or encouraging
    message.

    STEP 2: ESTABLISH
    “THE MANTRA
    MASH” PULSE
         
    The MT will use a drum to WHAT IS A
    establish a steady pulse. This MANTRA?
    pulse will be simple and man·tra/ ˈ mantr ə /
    act as both a foundation and
    1. (originally in Hinduism
    grounding mechanism. The and Buddhism) a word or
    feel will be 4/4. sound repeated to aid
    concentration in
    meditation.
    STEP 3:
    2.a statement or slogan
    DEMONSTRATION repeated frequently.

    The MT will chant a well-known


    mantra in an improvised rhythm
    over the established pulse four
    times as an example.

    Each participant will be allowed


    an opportunity to chant their
    mantra/phrase once
    alone, and three times with the
    group, totaling four repetitions
    What will a turn
    per turn.
    look like?

    Jasmine Vergara-Ullman "The Mantra Mash" Clinical Music Tool Workshop


    "THE MANTRA
    MASH"
    Facilitation Steps

    STEP 4: TURN
    TAKING
    To establish the turn taking
    pattern, participants will be
    asked to share first on a
    volunteer basis.

    Upon selection
    of the first volunteer, the
    group will continue in a
    clockwise round-robin
    style.

    Once all members of the


    group have
    shared, the intervention
    will be over.

    Jasmine Vergara-Ullman "The Mantra Mash" Clinical Music Tool Workshop

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