Musical Therapy In Special Education Summary

Musical Therapy for Intellectually Disabled Children

Musical therapy is an established health profession that uses music to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of an individual. Musical therapy is a unique topic that has recently became popular in special education classrooms. Because of this, there is an abundance of scholarly information on the topic. The passage “Musical Therapy in Special Education” by Daphne J. Rickson and Dr. Katrina McFerran describes, the history, eleven case studies, and further research ideas about musical therapy. The information in this passage will extend my knowledge and provide a plethora of, easily accessible, information that will help further my own research. Taking these things into

Rickson and Dr. McFerran refer to other sources constantly throughout their writing. The quantity of sources cited in this passage is extremely high. For example, Kennedy and Scott examined the effects of music therapy on middle school students that spoke English as a second language. Specifically looking at story retelling and speech skills, the goal was to see how well students that spoke a language other than English could retain stories, shape their mouths and tongues, and repeat information back to the speaker. The passage goes on to talk about further research ideas using the abundance of information the authors have at hand. Musical therapy is a highly diverse topic. It is difficult to find multiple intellectually disabled children that all struggle to reach the same goal while dealing with the same disability. Because musical therapy is a diverse idea clinicians and academics grasp onto any information they can find so they can research, observe, and report. It is because of those men and women that there is a plethora of information. This passage is a useful source because it alone, leads me to many other sources created by other clinicians, therapists, and scientists. The easily accessible information will help me write my paper and further my