Lesson 2

Music Therapy in Pediatrics
Throughout previous centuries, music therapy for children occupied a position very much on the fringes of the medical field. This is linked to the subordinate status held by both pediatrics and music therapy within the history of medicine; pediatrics, for instance, did not become established until the late 19th century. Furthermore, this reflects the prevailing view of childhood—a stage of life that was only truly recognized as having its own distinct identity during the 20th century, leading to children being viewed not merely as adults-in-the-making, but as "individuals in their own right."