Recently added articles from Music Therapy Perspectives:
A Review of the Music and Intellectual Disability Literature (1943-2006) Part One-Descriptive and Philosophical Writing
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: There is a long tradition of writing that considers how individuals with an intellectual disability respond to, and are affected by music. This paper, which examines descriptive and philosophical literature, discusses surveys that consider client responses, methodological issues, and ...
A Review of the Music and Intellectual Disability Literature (1943-2006) Part Two-Experimental Writing
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: This paper begins by looking at musical aptitude. It identifies research that compared the musical aptitude of people with, and without, an intellectual disability, and investigations that assessed the musical aptitude of diagnostic subgroups from within the intellectual disability ...
Music Therapy as a Supplemental Teaching Strategy for Kindergarten ESL Students
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to give a descriptive account of the use of music therapy techniques on the English speaking and story retelling skills of Kindergarten students in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. Nine students in a community based after-school ESL class and 9 ...
Music Therapy in the Psychosocial Care of Pediatric Patients with Epilepsy
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: Presented here is a working model of music therapy as an invaluable component to the psychosocial care of pediatric patients admitted for the diagnostic testing and treatment of epilepsy. Central to this model is the implementation of music therapy across three domains: psychoeducation ...
Applying Perry's Scheme of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years to Undergraduate Music Therapy Education
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABTRACT: This article describes the intellectual development of undergraduate students and provides strategies for developmentally-appropriate instruction. William G. Perry Jr.'s Scheme of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years provides a framework for understanding the ...