Did you know?
  • Learning a musical instrument impacts positively across most aspects of a child’s development.

  • It can be helpful in remedial learning for dyslexic children.

  • Learning to play a wind instrument can help in breath control for children with asthma.

  • Music-making – and listening choices! - are powerful forms of positive expression for adolescents.

  • Music-making can help alleviate depression, reduce anxiety and encourage a positive attitude.

  • People in even the most advanced stage of dementia can benefit from music, as familiar songs retain a place in our memory right to the end of life.

Source: Australian Music Therapy Association
 
www.austmta.org.au www.musicplayforlife.org


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Music and young people with disabilities
"Health and wellbeing rests firmly in a young person's capacity to build positive relationships with the people in their world. Making music together cuts straight to the heart of friendship for young people with disabilities - sharing a laugh, expressing joy, hopes, and disappointments, making a statement about identity, being connected. Music making makes friends: what can be more important than that?"
Catherine Threlfall, Music Therapist and Special Educator, Darwin NT