Functional Expansion of Music Education Technologies(through the example of music rehabilitation therapy of neurology ward patients)

This article presents a research of the possibility to apply music education activities for rehabilitation of patients with neurodegenerative disease.The purpose of this work was development of a music psychotherapy program for rehabilitation of patients with Parkinson’s neurodegenerative disease.We suggested“target objects”for music rehabilitation therapy at all levels of manifestation of symptoms of illness:1)physical restriction and rigidness which includes well-aimed work with breathing and movement symptoms,loss of control,lack of coordination,inflexibility,tremor;2)emotional deprivation(realization and expression of emotions and feelings)through plastics of movements to music and singing-seeking catharsis through vivified contact with oneself and intensification of feelings;3)social deprivation:well-aimed work on resocialization of the patient.Сonclusions:Results we obtained contribute to further understanding and wider application of music education methods,technologies and approaches that may add to rehabilitation practices.