Chris Barton | Central Canal Creative Arts Therapies

Conference Presentations

Chris Barton frequently presents workshops and residencies around the country.

Her general areas of specialty include:

Children with hearing loss who wear cochlear implants and hearing aids
Children with autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Development of music intervention or music therapy programs
Creative renewal

Current presentation topics include:

Nurturing Music Development in Children with Hearing Loss
Music as a Means of Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
The TuneUps Approach-an integrated music and communication method developed by Chris Barton, MM, MT-BC and Amy McConkey Robbins, CCC-SLP
Music and the Multiply Challenged Child

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2011	HEAR Indiana State Conference-Indianapolis, IN
2011	Keynote Presenter-Wisconsin Family Learning Vacation- Roshalt, WI
2010	Alexander Graham Bell Convention-Orlando, FL
2010	Great Lakes Regional Music Therapy Conference, Indianapolis, IN
2010	Workshop at Heuser Hearing Institute, Louisville, KY.
2009	Lecture University of Indianapolis Psychology Doctoral Students and Faculty-Indianapolis, IN
2009/2010	Presentation Indiana University Piano Pedagogy Students and Young Pianists Program Faculty-Bloomington, IN
2009	Co-Presenter with Amy McConkey Robbins, Clarke School for the Deaf-Northampton, MA
2009	Co-Presenter with Amy McConkey Robbins, CCC-SLP, AHEC Conference-Greenville, NC
2008	Keynote Speaker, CCCDP/NC AG Bell- Ashboro, NC
2008	Invited Speaker (with Amy McConkey Robbins, CCC-SLP and Charles Limb, MD) ASHA Convention-Chicago, IL
2008	Alexander Graham Bell Convention-Milwaukee, WI
2007	Lecture, Indiana University- Bloomington, IN
2007	HEAR Indiana State Conference-Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
2007	AMTA National Conference- Louisville, KY
2007	Great Lakes Regional Music Therapy Conference- Cleveland, OH
2007	Advanced Bionics Investigator Meeting- Nashville, TN
2006	Indiana Music Therapists- Indianapolis, IN
2006	Great Lakes Regional Music Therapy Conference- Novi, MI
2006	Advanced Bionics Advanced Seminar- Minneapolis, MN
2005	Advanced Bionics Advanced Seminar- Denver, CO
2005	HEAR Indiana, First Annual State Conference- Indianapolis, IN
2005	Lecture, Indiana University Purdue University- Indianapolis, IN
2004	Lecture, University of Dayton- Dayton, OH
2004	Auditory Rehabilitation Workshop- Indianapolis, IN
2004	Indiana State Music Educators Conference- Indianapolis, IN
2004	A.G. Bell Conference- Anaheim, CA
1996	College Music Society Institute on Women, Music and Gender, Indiana University-Bloomington, IN
1995	Keynote address, National Association for Music Therapy Great Lakes Regional Conference-Ann Arbor, MI
1986-1994	Keynote addresses, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and Texas Association for the Education of the Young Child Conferences
1992-1993	Music Educators National Conference-Ann Arbor, MI
1992	Keynote address, Michigan School-Agers Conference-Grand Rapids, MI
HEAR Indiana Handouts
ABC files	instrument_ABC.pdf handout instrumentABClyrics.pdf handout ABCINST2 1.mp3 file download
HennyPenny	Henny Penny mp3 file download Henny Penny PDF handout