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3 ways music educators can help students with autism develop their emotions
Many children with autism struggle to find the words to express how they feel . But when it comes to music , it ’ s an entirely different situation .
a doctoral student and music teacher , I have seen the emotional transformation from music happen in both my music classroom and my home . I ’ d like to share what I have learned .
The backstory
From 2003 to 2018 , I owned and operated the Center for Education School of the Arts and Sciences in Tampa , Florida .
It was a K-12 school of the arts for students with learning and developmental disabilities .
Everyone in the school was required to join a music group , such as concert band , musical theater , jazz band or chamber ensemble . They all studied in private lessons on their instruments with me , as the school ’ s music teacher . I saw what I believe to be incredible musical and emotional growth in students with autism after they began to study music .