Through free and creative exploration of music and music activities, emotionally conflicted and confused children can be encouraged to express their emotions. The purpose of this article is to briefly review nondirective play therapy and music play therapy and to describe how these could be combined in actual practice. The two case examples further illustrate and encourage other play therapists to incorporate music and music activities into the playroom.Music's universal appeal has long been considered a therapeutic intervention for the calming of the individual and the expression of emotion (Gladding, 1992). Bender and Woltmann (1941) recognized that music was a "useful adjunct" to traditional play therapies in the early 1940s.According to Bender and Woltmann (1941), the combination of music and play therapy was indicated for children who would meet the current DSM-IV (1994) criteria for mental retardation, learning disorders, communication disorders, developmental disorders, and attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders. Later authors, like Moreno (1985) and Gladding (1992), agreed with this broad application of music to therapeutic interventions.The purpose of this article is to briefly review nondirective play therapy and music play therapy and to describe how these could be combined in actual practice. The two case examples further illustrate and encourage other play therapists to incorporate music and music activities into the playroom.
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