Music therapy in special education / Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nordoff, Paul, 1909-1977, author.

Robbins, Clive, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with disabilities--Education.

Children with disabilities.

Music--Instruction and study.

Music.

Music therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

Second revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Gilsum, New Hampshire : Barcelona Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Second edition of a classic in the field, this book offers practical guidelines for how to use songs, musical plays, and instrumental music in classroom settings for special children. The values of group musical activities are set forth in terms of the beneficial effects they have on the lives and development of children with special needs. Directions are given to teachers for choosing, arranging or composing musical materials, and in leading and accompanying each kind of activity.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Dedication Page; Dedication 2; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Singing; Chapter Two: Resonator Bells; Chapter Three: Instrumental Activities; Chapter Four: Plays with Music; Chapter Five: "Pif-Paf-Poltrie"; Chapter Six: The Rewards Live; Conclusion; Appendices: 1. Group Instrumental Activities for Physically Disabled Children; 2. Adapting Materials; 3. Reed Horns: Their Use and Maintenance; 4. Music Therapy for Children - Literature and Resources; 5. Suppliers of Special Instruments; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 22, 2016).

ISBN:

1-283-36724-6

9786613367242

1-891278-97-5

OCLC:

956277734