Choice and Time - Music Education for Children with Special Needs

Millie and Max wanted to find out more about how children with special needs can be helped to develop their musical skills.

In a study by Gerrity, Hourigan and Horton published in The Journal of Research in Music Education, Millie and Max learned some interesting facts.

Millie explained: "One of the most important considerations was to increase the amount of time the children had to learn and respond to new ideas."

Music Is Brain Food!

We’ve been reading a study which has found a positive impact between participation in music and brain development.

We think it’s kind of groovy!

Researchers at The University of Southern California (we think they know what they are doing!) carried out a four year study to investigate the effects of participation in music on child development.