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Di Paolo, A.; Todino, M.D. Inclusive Music Education in the Digital Age: The Role of Technology and Edugames in Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/58645 (accessed on 05 December 2025).
Di Paolo A, Todino MD. Inclusive Music Education in the Digital Age: The Role of Technology and Edugames in Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/58645. Accessed December 05, 2025.
Di Paolo, Alessio, Michele Domenico Todino. "Inclusive Music Education in the Digital Age: The Role of Technology and Edugames in Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/58645 (accessed December 05, 2025).
Di Paolo, A., & Todino, M.D. (2025, July 16). Inclusive Music Education in the Digital Age: The Role of Technology and Edugames in Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/58645
Di Paolo, Alessio and Michele Domenico Todino. "Inclusive Music Education in the Digital Age: The Role of Technology and Edugames in Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs." Encyclopedia. Web. 16 July, 2025.
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Inclusive Music Education in the Digital Age: The Role of Technology and Edugames in Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs

Inclusive music education refers to the use of musical experiences and practices as tools for promoting participation, equity, and meaningful engagement among all learners, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Music education has long been recognized not only for its value in emotional expression and cultural transmission but also for its cognitive and relational benefits. This entry examines the inclusive and transformative potential of music, highlighting how it can foster equitable, accessible, and culturally relevant learning environments. Drawing from pedagogy, neuroscience, and educational technology, the entry explores how music contributes to cognitive, emotional, and social development, with a focus on learners with SEN. It emphasizes the importance of early exposure to music, the strong connections between music and language acquisition, and the need to challenge persistent misconceptions about innate musical talent. The findings demonstrate that when supported by digital tools and educational games, music education becomes a powerful driver of inclusion, enhancing participation, relational dynamics, and cognitive engagement. The entry concludes by advocating for a reimagining of music not as a secondary subject, but as a foundational component of holistic and inclusive education, capable of building more empathetic, connected, and equitable societies.

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Music, since its most archaic origins, has accompanied humanity as a privileged form of emotional expression, symbolic communication, and social cohesion. Its educational implications, however, have often been associated with a role more connected to the creative sphere. In fact, a growing body of research in the pedagogical, neuroscientific, and anthropological fields has highlighted the educational value of music as a universal language, capable of stimulating the cognitive, affective, and social development of individuals from very early childhood.

In this framework, this contribution intends to offer an articulated reflection on the role of music education as an inclusive and transformative tool, analyzing its potential in promoting equitable, accessible, and culturally significant educational paths, with a particular focus on new technologies. Music is therefore explored not only in its aestheticartistic dimension, but as a didactic device capable of enhancing diversity and encouraging learners’ active and conscious participation, with particular attention to those who have Special Educational Needs.

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