Music Helps Autism - Paperback

by Denie Y. Riggs (Author)

Denie Riggs wrote Music Helps Autism after teaching piano for nearly 50 years, as well as writing Early Childhood Music(R), a faith-based, non-traditional approach to the piano, and Music4Me, a piano-based program for children with special needs Riggs has successfully taught many students with autism with astounding musical and non-musical benefits. Music Helps Autism lays out a 4-step strategy to help heal the affects of autism. This 4-step strategy is the foundation uses in Riggs'
Music4Me program for individuals with autism.
Riggs shares her techniques, tips and ideas to encourage parents, teachers and other professionals to transform the lives of those around them. Your hope will be reborn as Music Helps Autism gives you tools to begin to apply the incredible power of music to your child's life with a multifaceted approach that works.
Music Helps Autism contain tons of testimonies from parents and teachers along with pages of documented scientific and music research regarding the benefits of music for the brain.

Author Biography

Denie Riggs played Jesus Loves the Little Children by ear at the piano at age 3 years. She has been playing music since then, served as church musician for most of her life and has been teaching piano for nearly 50 years. Riggs has authored several piano instruction materials including the international Early Childhood Music(R) Give Them the Best Start prenatal and preschool piano curriculum. She has taught students with special needs her entire life in private lessons and in a non-traditional classroom approach since 2009. Denie and her husband, Michael administrate their local school in Huntsville AL USA affecting nearly 300 students weekly.