Kids, music 'n' autism
Subtitle: bringing out the music in your child
By: Dorita S. Berger
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781785927164
Subjects: Music therapy for children; Parent participation; Instruction and study; Juvenile; Special education; Children with autism spectrum disorders; Music; Education
Other titles: Kids, music and autism
Table of contents: title: Overture. About kids 'n' music : a letter to parents; title: How and why to think beyond the spectrum. Why music? ; Music makes good sense ; Quick overview of this book; title: 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; title: 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; title: 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; title: 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; title: Lessons, practice, and penalties. To force or not to force, that is the question ; Review and some final thoughts; title: 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 ; Conclusion; title: Music and exceptional needs. Musically gifted and diagnosed ; Auditory and visual obstacles ; Hyperarousal; title: Useful information and helpful resources. On brain development ; Music therapy resources ; Dalcroze Eurhythmics resources; title: Cadence; title: Finale.