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Music Therapy Benefits for Children
Music therapy enhances the quality of life. It involves relationships between a
qualified therapist and child between one child and another; between child and family;
and between the music and the participants. These relationships are structured and
adapted through the elements of music to create a positive environment and set the
occasion for successful growth.
- Music stimulates all the senses and involves the child at many levels. This
"multi-nodal approach" facilitates many developmental skills.
- Quality learning and maximum participation occur when children are permitted
to experience the joy of play. The medium of music therapy allows this play to
occur naturally and frequently.
- Music is highly motivating, yet it can also have a calming and relaxing effect.
Enjoyable music activities are designed to be success-oriented and make
children feel better about themselves.
- Music therapy can help a child manage pain and stressful situations.
- Music can encourage socialization, self-expression, communication, and motor
development.
- Because the brain processes music in both hemispheres, music can stimulate
cognitive functioning and may be used for remediation of some
speech/language skills.
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