(Resource available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Nepali / यह अंग्रेजी, हिंदी, मराठी, तमिल, बंगाली, तेलुगु और नेपाली में उपलब्ध हैं / इंग्रजी, हिंदी, मराठी, तामिळ, बंगाली, तेलगू आणि नेपाळी भाषेमध्ये उपलब्ध / ஆங்கிலம், ஹிந்தி, மராத்தி, தமிழ், பெங்காலி, தெலுங்கு மற்றும் நேபாளி மொழிகளில் கிடைக்கிறது / ইংরেজি, হিন্দি, মারাঠি, তামিল, বাংলা, তেলেগু এবং নেপালি ভাষায় উপলব্ধ। / ఇంగ్లీష్, హిందీ, మరాఠీ, తమిళం, బెంగాలీ, తెలుగు మరియు నేపాలీ భాషల్లో అందుబాటులో ఉంది / अंग्रेजी, हिन्दी, मराठी, तमिल, बंगाली, तेलुगु र नेपालीमा उपलब्ध रहेका छन्)

Through collaboration between the University of Melbourne Music Therapy and the Catholic Health Association of India, this resource was devised to guide practitioners interested to use music with people with disabilities of all ages. The project was delivered independently of Music as Therapy International but these excellent resources are so relevant to our Partners worldwide, we are proud to add them to our Resource Library (available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Nepali ).

These information sheets are designed for healthcare workers, disability support workers, therapy assistants, caregivers and/or educators who would like to use more music in their work with disabled service users/clients. The sheets provide simple and practical tips for including music in therapy/education settings and explain how using music can connect to therapeutic or educational goals.

These information sheets were developed through research with community-based rehabilitation (CBR) facilitators and community members in Maharashtra, India. This research found that including music in these ways supported disabled children and their families to meet their developmental, social, and physical goals. Music also created connections between these families and their wider community, prompted greater motivation and engagement in therapeutic activity, and enhanced enjoyment and fun!

We have translated the information sheets into several languages to share these ideas as widely as possible. We invite people around the world who are working or caregiving in diverse disability settings to adapt and share these ideas in ways that are relevant for your context.

More information about the project that inspired these information sheets can be found through the links below:

Video summary of the project:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYH_WYegH54&t=5s

Open access research articles about the project:

  1. International Online Collaboration to Enhance Outcomes in Community-Based Rehabilitation Through Music: The Online Music Leadership Program.
    By Lucy Bolger, Sameer Valsangkar, Sumathy Sundar, & Melissa Murphy.

Link: https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/3729

  1. Incorporating Music Therapy-Informed Techniques into CBR: Experiences from Practice with two Children and their Families in Rural India.
    By Lucy Bolger, Raju Tammuluri, Viviyana Tirki, & Melissa Murphy.

Link: https://dcidj.uog.edu.et/index.php/up-j-dcbrid/article/view/642