Periodically join your child in listening to his or her favorite music. Ask why the song is important, what are the favorite lines of the songs. This is a way to communicate with your child and get a sense of things that you might not know about your child otherwise. As mentioned, music therapists are now providing services for the general public. Children with special needs utilize a large portion of our services.
Music therapy uses music as a vehicle to achieve nonmusical goals.
When a child has special needs, music may be one of the most powerful ways to reach her and to help her to function at her maximum potential. Jamie Blumenthal provides music therapy services to schools, agencies and private individuals. She also provides in-services to parents, organizations and health care professionals. F. H. Rauscher et al. K. Sack, Georgia s governor seeks music start for babies, New York Times January 15, 1998.