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From: Shira Borell
Date: 16 Oct 2008
Time: 21:53:11 -0500
Remote Name: 141.155.152.72
Hi Erika, I am currently a Speech-Language graduate student at CW Post. I found your article extremely interesting. This past summer I heard a speech given by an Aphasic who relearned how to speak through music therapy. I never knew much about it and I am finding it fascinating. i do have a few questions though that I was hoping you could answer. 1) Is music therapy a popular therapy done now to help a person who stutters? 2) Does this type of therapy work on people of all ages, or is it more effective on one age bracket over another? 3)When the client is not in therapy, how much should they practice at home? Should they take some time to practice their singing or should they practice while in conversation? 4)At what point in time should the client start to fade out singing and begin to speak regularly? 5)What are the different techniques used through this to assist in motor skills versus the social/emotional issues? 6) Can a SLP have a client practice through singing, or does this type of therapy have to be done solely through a music therapist? Thank you so much. ~ Shira Borell ~