{"id":394,"date":"2019-01-01T12:16:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T01:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/?p=394"},"modified":"2021-02-15T12:26:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T01:26:30","slug":"music-in-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/2019\/01\/01\/music-in-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Music in therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This article is available in the following formats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Click to download<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-primary-background-color no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Music_in_Therapy_Voice_December2019_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-primary-background-color no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Music_in_Therapy_Voice_December_2019.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Word<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-primary-background-color no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/DSA-Easy-Read-Article-MusicV2-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easy Read<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Leticia-Hodson-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Leticia Hodson playing the guitar\" class=\"wp-image-397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Leticia-Hodson-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Leticia-Hodson-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Helen Cameron &#8211; registered music therapist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Leticia Hodson<\/strong> is the managing editor of Voice and in this article she spoke with registered music therapist <strong>Helen Cameron<\/strong> about the importance of music in our cultural lives as well as the potential for improved development in young children. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Helen takes us through how the use of music in therapy can improve gross and fine motor skills, assist in speech and language development as well helping to regulate emotions and sensory processing difficulties. 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