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MUSIC THERAPY-
ON SPECIAL CHILDREN

Music speaks louder than words. “One of the hardest Music has also proven to help
things in life is having words in your heart- that you students with special needs
can’t utter.” respond in such a way that they
interact with others, relax the
Communication whether it is verbal of non-verbal muscles and provide distraction
is essential in the social world, there are great many from pain, anxiety and discomfort.
people who have trouble with one or both forms of
Mrs. Koyeli Banerjee
communication. There are many disabilities W/O Mr. Deepak Tushar Banerjee
and types of special needs in DIGP (OPS) Dte.
“So, I think music heals. It is an explosive expression which music has been proven
of humanity. It is something we are all touched by, to be helpful, such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Asthma and
no matter what culture we belong to, everyone loves Learning disabilities. Music therapy acts as a stimulant
music.” It is easy enough to see the effect it has in for some children with certain disabilities to learn in
a person’s everyday life. Music can pick us up when ways that they have never imagined. Music therapy is an
we are down, carry you back in time to a cherished extremely effective tool for personality developement of
memory and then silence into sympathy that can move special children.
one to tears and applaud in happiness. Embrace the unique way your child is blooming…. even
if it’s not in the garden you imagined……If music be the
What is music therapy? This type of therapy focuses food of love, play on.
on using music as a way of addressing the physical, Music is love, love is music, music is life.
cognitive, emotional and social needs of a child.
Just like any form of therapy, the child’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
mentioned below :
• Facilitating movement
• Providing awareness of communication
• Increasing motivation
• Providing a way to express feelings