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are here: Bibliography: Music Therapy Interventions for Young Children
by Wendy Zieve
Music therapist Wendy Zieve is harnessing the natural responses that children have to music in order to help them with their social skills, language and communication, emotional regulation and attention span. In her private practice as a music therapist she travels to clinics, daycamps, the homes of clients and has conducted groups in churches, parks and recreation settings, but her favorite is in preschool settings and particularly in inclusive settings that integrate kids with special needs together with typically developing peers.
All of the interventions she uses are based on research that comes out of one of the 71 colleges in the United States that offers a degree in music therapy. To find out more about the training and scope of practice of a music therapist go the web site of the American Music Therapy Association: http://www.musictherapy.org
The number of publications focus on the benefits of music therapy for young children (0-5 years) has grown considerably. The following are representative examples that became available in 2005-2006:
Cevasco, A. M., & Grant, R. E. (2005). Effects of the Pacifier Activity Lullaby on Weight Gain of Premature Infants. Journal of Music Therapy, 42 (2), 123-139.
Dureau, S. J. (2005). The Effect of Gender in One-Day-Old Infants: Behavior and Heart Rate responses to Music Decibel Level. Journal of Music Therapy, 42 (3), 168-184.
Humpal, M. (Ed.). (in press). Best Practices in Music Therapy Monograph: Early Childhood and School Age. Silver Spring, MD: AMTA.
Young, S. (2005). Changing tune: Reconceptualizing music with under three year olds. International Journal of Early Years Education, 3 (3), 289-303.
Kern, P. (2006). Connecting and learning through music: Music therapy for young children with visual impairments and their families. Music Therapy Today (online) Vol. VII, Issue 1, March, 2006, available at http://musictherapyworld.net.
Kern, P. (2005). Using a music therapy collaborative consultative approach for the inclusion of young children with autism in a child care program. In Berufsverband der Musiktherapeutinnen und Musiktherapeuten in Deutschland e.V. (BVM). [German Trade Federation of Music Therapy (BVM)], Jahrbuch Musiktherapie, Band 1, Forschung und Entwicklung. [Music Therapy Annual, Vol. 1., Research and Development], (pp. 135-145). Wiesbaden, Germany: Zeitpunkt Musik Reichert Verlag.
Kern, P. (2005). Not one day without a smile: Music therapy in early childhood education An interview with Marcia Humpal. Music Therapy Today (online) Vol. VI, Issue 3, July, 2005, available at http://musictherapyworld.net.
Kern, P. (2005). Single case designs in an interactive play setting. In D. Aldridge (Ed.), Case Study Designs in Music Therapy, (pp. 119- 144). London, England; Bristol, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Ilari, B. (2006). Music Cognition in Early Infancy: In fantsí Preferences and long-term Memory for Ravel. International Journal of Music Education, 24 (1), 7-20.
Ilari, B. (2005). On Musical Parenting of Young Children. Musical Beliefs and Behaviors of Mothers and Infants. Early Child Development and Care, 175 (7-8), 647-660.
Noguchi, L. K. (2006). The Effect of Music Versus Nonmusic on Behavioral Signs of Distress and Self-Report of Pain in Pediatric Injection Patients. Journal of Music Therapy, 43 (1), 16-38.
Wendy Zieve is an active, board certified music therapist who focuses her work in early childhood. Wendy can be reached at wzieve@comcast.net .
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