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MUSIC THERAPY- ON SPECIAL CHILDREN

Music speaks louder than words. “One of the hardest others, relax the muscles and
things in life is having emotions in your heart that provide a distraction from pain,
you can’t put into words.” anxiety, and discomfort.

Communication, whether verbal or non-verbal is There are many disabilities and
essential in the social world. Many people face types of special needs in which
challenges with one or both forms of communication. music has been proven to be
Mrs. Koyeli Banerjee
“So, I believe music heals. It is a powerful expression of helpful, such as Autism, W/O Mr. Deepak Tushar Banerjee
humanity, something that touches all hearts, no matter Cerebral Palsy, Asthma, and DIGP (OPS) Dte.
what culture we belong to, everyone loves music.” It is Learning disabilities. Music
easy to see the effect on a person’s everyday life. Music therapy acts as a stimulant for some children with
can pick us up when we are down, carry us back in time certain disabilities to learn in ways that they have never
to a cherished memory, and then silence into sympathy imagined. Music therapy is an extremely effective tool
that can move one to tears and applaud in happiness. for the personality development of special children.
Embrace the unique way your child is blooming…. even
What is music therapy? This type of therapy focuses if it’s not in the garden you imagined……”If music is the
on using music as a way of addressing the physical, food of love, play on.”
cognitive, emotional, and social needs of a child. Just
like any form of therapy, the child’s strengths and Music is love, love is music, and music is life.
weaknesses are assessed to determine the type of
treatment.

The treatment can involve singing, listening to music,
moving to music, creating music, and using various
instruments, rhythms, and sounds. Research has shown
the effectiveness of music as therapy in many areas as
mentioned below:
• Facilitating movement
• Providing awareness of communication
• Increasing motivation
• Providing a way to express feelings
Music has also proven to help students with special
needs respond in such a way that they interact with

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