Therapeutic Function of Music Client Background 21 year old male - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Therapeutic Function of Music

Client Background • 21 year old male with Autism Spectrum Disorder – High Functioning • IMPROVE RECIPROCAL COMMUNICATION

Musical Theoretical Framework Purpose Description Element • • Form Those diagnosed with ASD perform equally Those diagnosed with ASD Form will be with peers on explicit tasks , but perform significantly better predictable , AAA or significantly worse on implicit tasks in well-structured ABA environments • • • Lyrics are a means of stimulating Lyrics can provide prompts Instructions will be Lyrics comprehension , speech and imagination and instructions , model embedded in lyrics • Lyrics and melody are processed separately behavior , and covey ideas when appropriate • in the brain or stories SMT will face client • • • Combining a face singing the lyrics with the Lyrics are easier to Client can use auditory improves word recognition in understand when client can lyrics as a form of comparison to auditory alone see them being sung self-expression • • • Melody Singing (more than speaking) engages a Melody that follows contour Melody will mimic bilateral reciprocal network between of spoken word aids in contour of spoken frontal and temporal regions , which contain language development word • some components mirror neuron system Melody will follow • Melody that follows a (MNS). A dysfunctional MNS underlies a predictable predictable pattern some of the language deficits in autism. pattern, moving in increases participation , • Melody provides structure to organize , half or whole steps reduces frustration , and sequence , and remember verbal aids in the processing of information verbal information • Melodies that follow a predictable pattern , such as moving in half or whole steps , prevent over-arousal • There is little difference in the way we perceive pitches in speaking and pitches in melody

Synthesis • Form should aid creating predictability . – Verse, chorus, verse • SMT should face client when singing lyrics. Instructions can be embedded in lyrics and client created lyrics can be used as a form of self-expression . • Melody should follow contour of spoken word and move in a predictable pattern , using half or whole steps.

Improve reciprocal communication MUSIC-BASED INTERVENTION PRESENTATION