Music as an Aid in the Remediation of Learning Disabilities.

This article describes the use of music taught in a specifically structured manner as a form of therapy for children with learning disabilities due to perceptual problems. The procedure consisted of visual, aural, and tactual training through the medium of piano and theory lessons, over a period of...

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Publicado en:Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 286 - 296
Autor principal: Rejto, Alice
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. May1973
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Sumario:This article describes the use of music taught in a specifically structured manner as a form of therapy for children with learning disabilities due to perceptual problems. The procedure consisted of visual, aural, and tactual training through the medium of piano and theory lessons, over a period of six months. Significant positive gains in language skills, auditory and visual perception abilities, sensory-motor integration, symbolic representation, and memory were shown for the child in this study. Further studies are suggested.