Motor-Sensory Learning in Children with Disabilities: Does Piano Practice Help?

Children, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 335 - 335

Published: March 7, 2025

Background/Objectives: Patients with physical disabilities, like cerebral palsy, the most common movement disorder in childhood, can benefit from instrumental therapy using piano. Playing piano promotes interaction between different brain regions and integrates motor skills, sensory musical hearing, emotions. A pilot music study examined effects of six months lessons on hand skills hearing groups children disabilities. Methods: The allocation to group was not randomized. Various tests, including standardized Box Block Test (BBT) assessed skills. Musical evaluated, a questionnaire used determine participants’ enjoyment experience lessons. regularity, tempo keystrokes, synchronization two hands were compared evaluate training. Results: After training, statistically significant improvements observed BBT, as well regularity non-dominant hand. showed improvement hand-motor control, moving 27.3% more cubes BBT. Regularity playing, especially hand, also improved. Moreover, 55% better recognized correct pitches notes. Conclusions: Thus, this supports concept that are an effective form for development hearing.

Language: Английский

Euterpe music therapy methodology and procedure algorithms

Frontiers in Neurology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Oct. 28, 2024

Introduction As highlighted by the scientific literature, music therapy (MT) represents a significant non-pharmacological intervention within neurorehabilitation programs. MT offers benefits in recovery process and enhances quality of life for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders. A review literature reveals lack models focusing on real-time personalized composition using electronic techniques. Furthermore, studies conducted multisensory therapeutic context are limited. Recent reviews telerehabilitation have that application Euterpe Method (EM) is complex due to limited technical information available combined background required therapists replicate EM protocol. Methods This paper presents manual which specifies procedures algorithms EM, developed during research program pediatric hospital Italy. The prerogative use aimed at creating compositions environment. Discussion efficacy resilience been demonstrated two experimental studies. first focused children developmental disorders, while second involved hospitalized cerebral palsy. Conclusion study integrates medicine, neuroscience, develop interventions pediatrics, fostering collaboration among specialists families, enhancing patient well-being, opening new perspectives, ensuring replicability approach.

Language: Английский