KSL.com, Rachel Kucera is using music therapy to interact with deaf and blind students.
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Music therapy for students who are both deaf and blind truly works, teacher says
Article by Heather Simonsen:
“After all, superheroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some wear fur, like the teddy bear perched on the classroom shelf wearing a Superman T-shirt. Some wear glasses, like Lighty’s grandfather, who lost his ability to talk. Through music, he could communicate and speak, even when all else was gone. It’s what inspired Lighty to become a music therapist…Yes, heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some even wear a guitar.”
Music therapy is a powerful tool for a variety of populations such as autism, PTSD, stroke patients, Alzheimer’s disease, correctional and forensic settings, young children and more. Here are a few inspirational stories of music therapy.