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For children who have severe and profound disabilities, music not only offers a unique channel of self-expression, it also enables them to share their thoughts and feelings with the people around them and the wider world.
For AMBER's children, music also:
promotes learning and development
helps with socialising
improves concentration
improves mobility skills helps in acquiring the skills to communicate confidently with others teaches basic concepts, such as the difference between left and right
helps to express emotion boosts confidence provides great pleasure and fulfilment
“Music is particularly important for children with complex needs. For some it may be their main way of accessing their cultural heritage. For others it may provide an important – perhaps the only – channel of communication.” Dr Adam Ockelford
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