Another persisting thought is whether the private music therapy studio where they have received music therapy is not in a sense isolating rather than integrating. While evaluating the effectiveness of music therapy with these children and the role of music therapy in their overall treatment scheme, the thought often occurs whether they could not have benefited from an earlier intervention of a musical nature. Caretakers sensitive to their children's musical intelligence, and hoping for their optimal maximum obtainable development and well-being, sought the services of a music therapist, regardless of the way the children's interest was expressed interest. Their interest upon hearing music may have been expressed by spontaneous movements despite physical handicaps, spontaneous songlike utterances despite delayed speech, focused attention or other expressions while listening to music. In most cases they have been brought to music therapy by parents who have noticed their children's apparent interest in music. But what the handicapped children have had in common is a delight in music and musical expressiveness. The effectiveness of music therapy procedures and the client's progress in music therapy has also varied. The varying handicaps and developmental needs of these clients have called for varying theories and treatment approaches throughout their therapy processes.
My interest in this subject stems from years of clinical work with handicapped children and an acquaintance with their parents/caretakers.
How can music be used to make a meaningful contact with a special-needs infant? And how can music be used to make a meaningful contact with the infant's caretakers? My aim by writing this essay is to find an answer to the following question: How can music serve as a therapeutic intervention and tool in early intervention with caretakers and their special-needs infants? As early intervention (EI) is aimed at the family as a whole the following sub-questions are inevitable. Musicking in Early Intervention Early Intervention as a Framework for Music Therapy with Caretakers and their Special-Needs Infants
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