A Children's Music Therapy to Enhance the Self-Esteem of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Elementary School

Elementary school students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) possessed low self-eesteem that impacted on their academic failure. This study aims to describe the use of a children’s music therapy to enhance the self-esteem of ADHD students. Using a qualitative case study to garner the data from ADHD students, this study included pre-field stages, activities during the field, and post empirical stages. Data were analyzed using observations and interviews. The results of the research show that the children’s music therapy can be used as an alternative in developing the self-esteem of ADHD children in an elementary school. It can be seen from their development of several aspects including ability (competence), meaning (significance), goodness (virtue), and strength (power). Therefore, elementary school teachers are advised to use the music therapy to enhance the self-esteem of ADHD children. As a medium of healing and to overcome anxiety, such therapy could allow students to gain self-acceptance, get acceptance by others, be able to complete tasks, be able to make decisions, be able to control themselves, and have better self-awareness.