Music Lessons with a Special Child

The book describes the experience of many years of work at the intersection of several fields – child neuropsychology, correctional psychology, and music pedagogy – which allows for the use of the achievements of each of these types of assistance for a special child. Musical activities are considered an effective form of neuropsychological diagnosis and support for children with mental development issues. The author demonstrates how to establish contact and engage a child in developmental interaction, even when other methods prove ineffective. The described approach allows for offering a child, even one with extremely limited capabilities, an accessible activity; it helps to notice minimal changes and achievements; and it provides reasoned assessment and planning of the course of corrective work. The book contains numerous examples from the author's practice, a detailed description of musical games, and a music score appendix. For a wide range of specialists working with special children, as well as parents and relatives of the child.