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Kids, music 'n' autism : bringing out the music in your child / Dorita S. Berger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berger, Dorita S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children with autism spectrum disorders--Education.
- Children with autism spectrum disorders.
- Music--Instruction and study.
- Music.
- Special education.
- Music therapy for children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (170 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.
- Summary:
- Music is a great tool for brain, sensory and skills development for children with autism, but how can you best encourage them to take part in music-based activities? This practical guide tells you everything you need to know about helping children with autism to pursue their love of music, from enjoying listening to concerts to performing in them.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Kids, Music 'n' Autism - Bringing Out the Music in Your Child by Dorita S. Berger
- Prelude
- Overture - About Kids 'n' Music: A Letter to Parents
- Part One - Music Is Important for the Developing Child
- Chapter 1 - How And Why To Think Beyond The Spectrum
- Why music?
- Music makes good sense
- Quick overview of this book
- Chapter 2 - The Sense-ability of the Musical Brain
- Music and sensory education from the beginning
- Music and the vestibular and proprioceptive senses
- Music and the auditory, visual, and tactile systems
- Music and anxiety reduction
- Chapter 3 - Music for All Ages and Any Function
- Birth to six: Music for the developing emotional brain
- Seven to 12 years: Music for social, physical, and sensory regulation
- Ten years and up: Music for the cultured adult "teen"
- Conclusion
- Part Two - Providing Music in a Child's Life
- Chapter 4 - Music Lessons, Music Therapy, or Both?
- Music lessons
- A word about Dalcroze Eurhythmics
- How to find and select a music teacher
- Would music therapy be a better way to begin?
- Finding a music therapist
- How to interview a music therapist
- Summary review
- Chapter 5 - What Instrument Should I Choose for My Child?
- A word about studying a musical instrument
- Where and how to begin-recorder, kazoo, the voice!
- The piano
- Stringed instruments for the beginner
- Woodwind and brass instruments
- Drums
- En fin-in the end
- Chapter 6 - Lessons, Practice, and Penalties
- To force or not to force-that is the question
- Review and some final thoughts
- Chapter 7 - Taking Your Child to a Concert
- Prelude to a live concert
- What to do before concert day
- At the concert
- Where to sit
- how long to remain
- what behaviors to expect
- Special considerations
- Part Three - Additional Considerations.
- Chapter 8 - Music and Exceptional Needs
- Musically gifted and diagnosed
- Auditory and visual obstacles
- Hyperarousal
- Chapter 9 - Useful Information and Helpful Resources
- On brain development
- Music therapy resources
- Dalcroze Eurhythmics resources
- Cadence
- Finale.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78450-314-2
- 1-78592-716-7
- OCLC:
- 962148573
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