MUSIC TRAINING FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN

OĞUZ ÖNAL ¹ , Öznur ÖZTOSUN ÇAYDERE ¹

This research has been carried out in order to determine autistic children’s responsiveness and predisposition towards music education. For this purpose, two autistic children were studied on in Kırıkkale. During the research, children were taught a child song whose lyrics and melody are easy to learn and recall and it was a suitable song in terms of their age level. Four skills from “Musical Skills Module” which appears in “The Performance Specifying Form for the Individuals with Pervasive Developmental Disorders” were used. The activities expected to be learned were measured and evaluated at the end of each session by the members of the Individualized Education Program. Individualized Education Program Form, Individualized Education Program Evaluation Form and also Working Results of Music Education Assessment and Observation Form were used in order to collect the data. The necessity for individualized music education for autistic children and the necessity for preparing individualized music education curriculum for each autistic child are the results of this research.

Keywords
Autism , Autistic Children , Music Education for Autistic Children , Music and Health, Music and Autism,