J. Except. People 2015, 4(1):83-88

Music therapy in China

Yue Lu, Yuntong Peng
School of Early Childhood Education, Chengdu University, Shiling Town, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. of China, 610106

This paper proposes to state the research and clinical practice of music therapy in China in the last decade. Two kinds of particular Chinese music therapy methods, five-element and five-note music therapy and music elector-therapy, will be introduced, and the current research situation will also be discussed in this paper.

Keywords: music therapy; China; research; clinical practice
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This research was funded by the IGA project (IGA_PdF_2014014) Investigation of the Implementation of Music Education and Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs in Selected Regions of the Czech Republic and China.

Published: December 11, 2015  Show citation

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