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MUSIC THERAPY-

                                                ON SPECIAL CHILDREN

        Music speaks louder than words. “One of the           needs in which music has
        hardest things in life is having words in your        been proven to be helpful,
        heart- that you can’t utter.”                         such as Autism, Cerebral
                                                              Palsy, Asthma and Learn-
        Communication whether it is verbal of non-ver-        ing disabilities. Music
        bal is essential in the social world, there are       therapy provides a way for
        great many people who have trouble with one           some children with certain
        or both forms of communication.                       disabilities to learn in ways
                                                              that they have never. Mu-        Mrs.  Koyeli Banerjee
        “So, I think music is healing. It is an explosive     sic therapy is extremely      W/O Mr. Deepak Tushar Banerjee
                                                                                                         DIGP (OPS) Dte.
        expression of humanity. It is something we            effective.
        are all touched by; no matter what culture we         Embrace the unique way your child is bloom-
        belong from, everyone loves music.” It is easy        ing…. even if it’s not in the garden you imag-
        enough to see the effect it has in a person’s         ined……If music be the food of love, play on.
        everyday life. Music can pick us up when we           Music is love, love is music, music is life.
        are down, carry you back in time to a cherished
        memory and then silence into sympathy that
        can move one to tears and applaud in happi-
        ness.


        What is music therapy? This type of therapy fo-
        cuses on using music as a way of addressing the
        physical, cognitive, emotional and social needs
        of a child. Just like any form of therapy, the
        student’s strength and weakness 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, mentioning few
        which are:
        •      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 others, relax the muscles and pro-
        vide distraction from pain anxiety and discom-
        fort.


        There are many disabilities and types of special
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