Elucidating Japanese community engagement with Malaysian traditional music therapy approach for special needs children

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Noorlila, Abu Bakar, Aby Yazid
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Allied Business Academies 2021
• Subjects: BF501 Motivation; BF636 Applied psychology; BF698 Personality; BF712 Developmental psychology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/93245/7/93245_Elucidating%20Japanese%20community%20engagement_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93245/8/93245_Elucidating%20Japanese%20community%20engagement.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93245/; https://www.abacademies.org/articles/elucidating-japanese-community-engagement-with-malaysian-traditional-music-therapy-approach-for-special-needs-children.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper proposes an intervention therapy that uses the unique methods of Malay traditional performance, which relates the dances and songs of ‘Dikir Barat’ and ‘Kuda Kepang;. The therapy will assist in the socialization of special needs children and work upon their audience perception skills. Thi...