Music is motivational, accessible and engaging for individuals with learning disabilities.
Several systematic reviews have addressed the effects of music activity on people with …

The Psychology of Musical Development provides an up-to-date and comprehensive
account of the latest theory, empirical research and applications in the study of musical …

Suitable for a wide range of Early Years and Childcare qualifications, this new edition of
Tina Bruce's classic text will help build students' practical skills by drawing on the history of …

Music has long been a way in which visually impaired people could gain financial
independence, excel at a highly-valued skill, or simply enjoy musical participation. Existing …

Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple
Learning Difficulties offers a range of compelling arguments for a distinct and separate …

This article reports on the first year of an Esmée Fairbairn Foundation-funded research
project into the design and evaluation of an originalframework'for mapping the behaviour …

There is a longstanding relationship between music therapy and Dalcroze Eurhythmics, an
approach to music education that had its beginnings in the reform pedagogy movement of …

Sounds of Intent in the Early Years explores the musical development of children from birth
to five years of age. Observational evidence has been utilised together with key literature on …

This collaborative practitioner research study emerged from music therapists' concerns
about the value of improvisational, music-centred music therapy for young adults with severe …

Although research in music psychology, education and therapy has expanded exponentially
in the 21st century, there is something of a'black hole'around which much of the discourse …