MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Melodic Pattern, Autism Spectrum, Music Therapy
29 Jun 2019
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Knowledge of the four primary stages of child development is essential for all mtas working with children or adults/other groups as it can be applied to clients of all chronological ages based on developmental age. Adults with abi who have to go through the developmental stages again. Learning about their immediate environment through their senses and motor activity. Although hearing is still developing, newborns are active listeners and can identify sound source. Newborns and infants are attracted it infant-directed speech, their mother"s voice and songs that contain characteristics of id-speech. The child (ages 2-3)may be able to improvise short, melodic patterns (old. 2-4 years the child may show brief moments of brief synchrony to rhythmic music but being able to maintain steady beat (beat competency) would require greater physical maturation. 3-4: walking, galloping, jumping in musical games. 4-5: the child does more accurate imitation of pitch patterns with greater vocal control.
