MUSIC TEACHER AND THE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILD IN NIGERIA

Emotional disturbed child in Nigeria has suffered a lot, especially in the hands of those who are to take care of their educational needs. They suffered because some care givers or teachers are not knowledgeable enough to handle them. This work discussed about the emotional disturbed child, their behavior, characteristics, how they relate and behave in the music class. It was discovered that the emotional disturbed child can be hyper active, excessive fear of anxiety, perform below average, withdrawn etc. This work concludes that when music is successfully planned and carried out considering this kind of children, it keep them on check and balance and they can perform favourably well in class with other children.