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The effect of music lessons on children with special needs is proven but understudied. The article describes a teaching experiment in music intervention as a means of reducing aggressive behavior in primary school students with mild mental retardation. The authors assessed the aggression level in children before and after a course of comprehensive music lessons. The teaching experiment included a projective test based on M. Z. Dukarevich’s non-existent animal technique and Yu. Ya. Kiselyov’s scale for assessing external signs of emotional arousal. The subjects were also asked to explain their pictures of an imaginary animal. The test results underwent statistical processing using the methods of frequency analysis, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and the Fisher transformation. The musical activities included listening to music, elementary music making, and improvisational conducting. They proved efficacious in reducing aggression in children with mild mental retardation. Before the music lessons, the children demonstrated destructive behavior and verbal aggression. After the music lessons, the signs of aggression became less frequent. The musical scores included excerpts of original Classical or Romantic music, which showed the best results in reducing aggressive behavior in children with mild mental retardation. However, the pieces should be flexible enough to follow the wishes and capabilities of children.
aggression, primary school age, emotional sphere, mental retardation, classical music, musical lessons
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