Abstract

Music can induce positive changes in one’s mood and emotions and can bring the human system at ease. When the human system is at ease there is better focus facilitating better learning Music has been applied in treating children with communication disorders. Music helps to increase the proper synchronization of various regions of the brain and a more effective and efficient brain functioning. Music therapy is assumed to enhance and thus enhance brain functioning. Western music was used in the majority of research to date. In India, we have a vast framework of music known as Indian Classical Music comprising of various Ragas. One such raga, known as “Raga Pilu” was administered in the current study on 13 children in the age range of 8-17 years with Autism to measure the changes after administering the Raga Pilu. The changes in the behaviours are calculated in terms of the mean change in the behaviours which were taken into consideration for the following students. The overall results showed that much behaviour changed positively following the administration of Raga pilu.