Information and Resource Centre (IRC)
For Autism and other developmental
disabilities
(A unit of Sri Sharada Peetam, Sringeri and Rotary Bangalore West)
(Registered
Under National Trust, Govt. of India and Disability Welfare Dept., Govt. of
Karnataka.)
Announces a certificate course in Music Therapy for
the year 2020-21
(For Parents, special educators and any one interested in helping children
with special needs)
Duration- 9 months
Start date: July 2020
Class timings- Saturdays-10.30
am to 1.30 pm
(Two hours
of theory and one hour of singing/practice session)
Venue: Information
& Resource Centre,No.9, Shankarmutt
Road, Next to Shankarapuram Police Station, Shankarapuram, Basavanagudi, Bangalore: 560004.
Fees- Details will be shared
Medium of Instruction- English
and Kannada
Eligibility: A deep passion and
commitment to work with children with special needs. A minimum educational qualification of 12th STD and
above, knowledge of some form of music and singing ability.
A Brief overview of the Course Content
1. Brief
overview of Normal child development
2.
Classification of special needs in children and their specific difficulties
3. History
and perspective of music therapy
4. Forms of
music therapy
5. Kinds of
music and their role in music therapy
6. Music and
its impact on the brain
7. Qualities
of a music therapist
8. Assessment
for music therapy
9. Designing
music therapy sessions and use of various games and tools in therapy
10. Research
studies on music therapy
For registration and other course details please
contact IRC office.
Last date for registration: July 2020
You may call on 98863 30659 ( Dr .Meena
Ganapathy) or 080-26670001 on weekdays
or send us an email to autismirc@gmail.com or visit us at the above mentioned address to
get an application form and the course prospectus
