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Kyle Sofman, right, accompanies
Molly in a music class. |
MOUNTAINVIEW, Calif. -- Jangling musical shakers and smacking mallets on marimbas, students
act out a love for rhythm and noise in the Artistic Intelligence Program
at the Community School of Music and Arts. The racket they raise,
though, has special meaning. For many of the autistic and
developmentally disabled participants,
sensory experience brings special challenges – and opportunities for success.
“A lot of them come
here with issues about being out in the world and the kind of input they
have to deal with,” said Linda Covello, director of CSMA’s art school,
who explained that the music classroom in Mountain View is “a safe
environment where they can react to crazy sounds and different
materials.”
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