23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

The work presented on the video shows only one of
these sessions.
Lying on the piano, with his mother nearby, P. played
with the physiotherapist, listened, responded to the
sound stimuli which were gradually absorbed into his
body. Thanks to the great motivation provided by the
music the child relaxed and took on a more balance
muscle tone. Then, with the help of the physiotherapist,
he settled his body symmetrically and and finally sat up,
managing to stay in this position for some time. Once in
a sitting position, he was able to play and manipulate
the sound material offered to him, showing especial
interest in the bells.
P.'s excellent listenig attention was confirmed by the
appearance of a smile and vocalization every time the
music changed.
As the sound wave gradually filled the child's legs and
body we observed P. acquiring a more and more
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balance muscle tone until playing with a inflatable toy
rubber horse to reinforce his plantar support and
diaphrammatic push, he managed to stay sitting with his
back straight for really quite a considerable time.
The case of E.
This little girl was one year and two months old when
she and her mother come to stay with us at the
Fondazione Robert Hollman for four weeks. She
was born in the 38th week of pregnancy with a weight of
only 1,860 kg because she had stopped growing. After
birth she was in an incubator for two months; her
parents could not visit her until one month later, and
only for one hour a day. Her diagnosis is infection by a
citomegalovirus; her problems are explained by visual
agnosis, a very small hypoacusia on the right ear, and a
slight hemisyndrome on the right side of her body.
But what did this mean in terms of her real problems in