Mohamad Amin, Intan Ayu Idha Wulandari, Laila Nur Alfiah, Suryadi, Dina Maulina, Rena Latifa, Ihya Fakhrurizal Amin, Kodama Yayoi, Yayuk Prihatnawati, Indriyani Rachman
In Indonesia, 1% of the population is suffering from Down Syndrome (DS) due to trisomy of chromosome number 21. The music with slow rhythms has impact to increase the learning concentration by the brain waves α. Monoaural beats music produced the harmony of the music frequency in range 8-12 Hz which provides a relaxing effect in human. The purpose of this study was to understand the effect of monoaural beats music on increasing cognitive, affective and psychomotor of children with down-syndrome. The study was conducted with purposive sampling and used 10 people of DS disease from Special Junior High School (SMP-LB) in Malang city as a sample. The music therapy treated for 15 min to the down-syndrome student’s and observed their activities in the classroom. Indicators of activity included the focus of view, effective, cognitive and psychomotor. The results of the study showed that the therapy monoaural beats music improved the learning concentrations of down-syndrome students in focus of view and effective aspects. © 2020, Agri. Bio. Publishers. All rights reserved.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang, Semarang St. No. 5 Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia; Special Education Department, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Surabaya St. No. 5, Malang, 65145, East Java, Indonesia; Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Lampung, Prof. Dr. Soemantri Brojonegoro St. No. 1, Bandar Lampung, 35145, Lampung, Indonesia; Faculty of Psychology, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, Indonesia, Jalan Kertamukti No. 5, Pisangan, Ciputat, Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Salemba Raya No. 4, Kenari, Senen, Central Jakarta City, 10430, Jakarta, Indonesia; Faculty of Humanities, The University of Kitakyushu, Japan; Junior High School Laboratory Universitas, Negeri Malang, Jalan Simpang Bogor T7, Malang, Indonesia; Department of Life and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Japan
