Date of Award
3-16-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Communication Disorders
First Reader
Professor Carol Morgan
Second Reader
Dr. Ryan Lewis
Third Reader
Dr. Jennifer Fayard
Abstract
Music is a large aspect of every culture. Music can calm a child in distress, create friendships, give people a way to express themselves, and even define the differences between generations and cultures. Famous Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen once said, “Where words fail, music speaks.” Researchers have studied how music can influence a person’s ability to absorb knowledge, as well as induce fluent speech for a stutterer. However, the effects of music therapy in combination with language therapy for children with language delays have not been studied to their fullest extent. For the past year and a half, I have been studying the existing research, as well as interviewing speech language pathologists who have utilized music therapy. In this thesis paper, I will summarize the existing research, explain what I learned in my interviews, conclude how the information I gathered is useful, and formulate a plan for the next steps in my research. These will all show the benefits of using music therapy in combination with language therapy.
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Recommended Citation
Oliver, Rebekah Grace, "Benefits of Music Therapy When Used Collaboratively with Language Therapy" (2021). Honors Theses. 816.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/816