Children with special education needs are admitted to specific educational programmes, depending on the type and the severity of their deficits, disorders, and obstacles they are facing. The children who do not reach the primary school standards are admitted to a special education programme. A group of children with special education needs may benefit from music in the form of music therapy, musical games, or a combination of the two. Body percussion activities are used to create sound effects for didactic and therapeutic purposes, as well as facilitating social interactions. The research looks at the effect of using body percussion in musical activities and mindfulness exercises on self-awareness and social and emotional well-being of girls enrolled in a special education programme. The qualitative research was carried out as a case study. The study participants are third cycle girls (N = 4), aged 12–15 from school near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. It was found that participating in activities using body percussion and exercises in mindfulness lead to changes in the participants’ social performance but the research showed no changes in their emotional performance. Changes in social well-being were seen as the participants being relaxed while participating in the activities, taking initiative, and acting independently. The findings suggest it is beneficial to implement activities with body percussion to train motivation and memory.
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