[Music] I mean usually as musicians we speak before the music happens. So this is the other way around. So it's so if you can recognize that's my first performance when I was 2 and 1/2 years old and you can move on with the slides.So um my relationship with the tabla began I guess before I was even born because uh my father my grandfather both have been legendary virtuoso of this art form. So the tabla as a kid it used to be my favorite toy. It was my best friend and uh today it's become a companion. It's b ...

Music Therapy & Neurodiversity - Music serves as a powerful medium to connect with disadvantaged communities, especially neurodiverse individuals including those with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and chromosomal abnormalities [2] - Indian classical music is utilized as a foundation for music-based interventions, drawing from ancient wisdom and cultural roots [4][5] - Music engages the entire brain, stimulating various regions regardless of active or passive participation, impacting memory, emotion, and reward perception [8][9][10] - Music is a multi-sensory experience involving kinesthetic, auditory, and visual systems, crucial for children playing instruments [12][13] - Individuals with autism may not perceive music as a whole due to sensory sensitivities, requiring a breakdown into elements [15][16] - Music perception involves multiple processes including sound, tone, emotion, and language [17][18] - Music can be collaborated with disciplines like psychology and neuroscience to provide scientific backing [26][27] - Music offers emotional resilience and can be used as a healing agent in a stressful world [28][30] - Music therapy emphasizes empathy over entertainment, aiming to understand and alleviate others' pain [32][33] Case Study - A case study highlighted a child with autism who initially struggled to differentiate between sound, music, and noise, but after intervention, could recite texts [20][21][22][23]

Music Therapy & Neurodiversity - Music serves as a powerful medium to connect with disadvantaged communities, especially neurodiverse individuals including those with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and chromosomal abnormalities [2] - Music-based interventions are rooted in Indian classical music, leveraging its ancient wisdom [4][5] - Music stimulates multiple brain regions simultaneously, regardless of active or passive engagement [8] - Music is multi-sensory, engaging kinesthetic, auditory, visual, and tactile systems [12][13] - Individuals may have sensory sensitivities to elements of music like sound, pitch, or instruments [16] - Music perception involves sound, tone, emotion, and language [17][18] - Music can be broken down into elements to aid understanding for individuals with sensory sensitivities [15] Application & Benefits - Music therapy can help individuals discriminate between sound, music, and noise [20] - Music can be collaborated with disciplines of psychology and neuroscience [26] - Music can be used as a healing agent and a wholesome exercise to relieve stress [30] - Music therapy is about empathizing and gathering insight into someone else's mind to fix a problem [32][33]