Music Therapy Benefiting Children around the World!
“Music therapy can be beneficial to children with autism. The greatest challenge is to build trust in the relationship between the therapist and the child,” Kendra Gandharba, a clinical music therapist told Xinhua Wednesday as Nepal joined the world in observing Autism Awareness Day. Read the Full Article Here
A terrific article differentiating music education and music therapy.
Why Music Therapy Versus Music Education? What is the difference? A traditional music educator teaches attainment of musical knowledge and skills with an emphasis on developing performance abilities. Standard curriculum tends to be the focus. In most cases, music education teachers do not have sufficient experience or training in educating special needs children. According to […]NYTimes: Music and It’s Positive Effects on Humans.
A fascinating New York Times article about music and it’s positive effects on humans.