Today's Music Therapy Fact

Music Therapy Factoid of the Day: Music therapy is used more and more in early intervention, especially with children on the Autism Spectrum. It has been strongly suggested that music interactions at this age encourage communicative behavior that is similar to the interactions between a mother and infant. Why is this important? The early mother-baby interactions are building blocks to emotional development. This is often severely limited with children on the Autism Spectrum. An enriched learning environment that includes music therapy can be helpful to the development of emotional and social skills as the child grows.

The Importance of Early Childhood Music

Here is a link to some very interesting studies on the impact of music on development in early childhood.

http://www.steinway.com/noteworthy/education/value_music_education.shtml