Recently, speech therapists have been increasingly recommending music therapy for speech disorders, including stuttering, dyslexia, emotionless speech, when a child does not finish words/sentences or speaks very quietly.
Let’s try to find out how it works.
The fact is that a music therapist works not only with breathing and diction (because in some cases this is not enough), but also with the body and rhythm.
Speech as the highest mental function is formed last. And it is during the music therapy that the therapist has the opportunity to explore and fill in gaps, if any, that have arisen in the child’s development.
When a person interacts with music – whether it is playing musical instruments or receptive listening to music – the work of the emotional sphere is enhanced, which also affects speech.
In the process of music therapy, neural connections are formed in the brain, helping to acquire new or restore lost functions – both motor and speech.
The combination of music and speech improves auditory attention and ear-articulation coordination.
FAQs and answers are as follows:
– Do they teach you to play musical instruments in music therapy? – No!
– Do I need to have a musical education to come to music therapy? – No!
– Do I need to know anything about music? – No!
– Can I work online? – Yes!
In summary, music therapy is a unique auxiliary method for working with speech disorders.
