ABSTRACT Music is commonly used in special education to achieve developmental and therapeutic aims, often in people with special needs. The present article conducts a systematic review of results from previous studies that explore the role of music in the development of children with Down syndrome (DS). It analyses a sample of 19 articles, in English and Spanish, from several databases (ERIC, Scopus, SciELO, Dialnet, Web of Science, CSIC and Pubmed). The results show that music has positive effects in the treatment and progress of the four main areas of development (social-emotional, motor, cognitive and communication) in children with DS. Nevertheless, the review reveals a lack of detail in the methodologies used and in the specific development areas, which call for further clarification in future research. These aspects are discussed in order to gain more conclusive results from future studies.

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音乐在唐氏综合症儿童发展中的作用：系统评价

摘要 音乐通常用于特殊教育，以实现发展和治疗目标，通常用于有特殊需求的人。本文对以往研究的结果进行了系统回顾，这些研究探索了音乐在唐氏综合症 (DS) 儿童发展中的作用。它分析了来自多个数据库（ERIC、Scopus、SciELO、Dialnet、Web of Science、CSIC 和 Pubmed）的 19 篇英语和西班牙语文章样本。结果表明，音乐对 DS 儿童四个主要发展领域（社交情感、运动、认知和沟通）的治疗和进步具有积极作用。然而，审查显示所使用的方法和具体的发展领域缺乏细节，这需要在未来的研究中进一步澄清。