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- In school settings, music therapy and music-based interventions can facilitate development in communication and sensorimotor skills, promote learning readiness, learning and skill acquisition, stimulate attention, and increase motivation to participate more fully in other aspects of the educational environment.
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Oct 9, 2023 · The use of music therapy techniques has recently extended into the educational realm to help overcome learning difficulties, support emotional management, and assist students to develop necessary social skills. This is known as educational music therapy (EMT).
Music therapists are educated in how music affects humans and how to use music to create positive changes in people. Using the engaging, motivating music stimulus, music therapists create interventions to help students succeed.
- Anita L. Swanson
- 2020
Music therapy serves as an integral component in helping children in schools and in early childhood settings attain educational goals identified by their IEP team, through direct and consulting services with a credentialed music therapist.
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- Tori L. Colson
- Moriah Smothers
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Music therapy is a lesser-known and used related service, yet it provides significant benefits to students that have language, behavioral, and social needs. This article reviews the literature on music therapy, discusses its historical and theoretical roots, and examines its use in educational setings. Special atention is given to therapeutic pract...
Incorporating music therapy in schools does not have to be only as a related service for students with IEPs. While its benefits are typically needed more in special education, its impact is not lessened by its inclusion in general education settings. In general education classrooms, music therapy can help students who are “at-risk” and students wit...
- Madison Riley, Tori L Colson, Moriah Smothers
- 2019
As music therapy is the use of music to achieve non-music goals, music therapy can be utilized to address students’ development in social, communication, behavioral, emotional, physical and cognitive skills.
There are several existing resources one can use to learn more about effectively integrating music into their classroom. In Edutopia’s 6 Smart Ways to Bring the Power of Music Into Your Classroom, educators share strategies for creatively and intentionally integrating music into the classroom.
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This article examines the role of music therapy in schools. One important aspect is the relationship between music teachers and music therapists.
