The instructional book on the use of percussion for therapeutic benefits aims to boost personal growth and social development in people with special needs.
Daryll (left) and Edwin (centre) incorporate music therapy to teach students with special needs. Photo: Filepic
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands – one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn
Special needs education teacher Daryll Nathaniel has been extremely busy during the lockdown. He’s been poring over research material on music therapy for children with disabilities. He’s also jotting down notes for the chapters of a music therapy book that he’s co-authoring with his father, Edwin Nathaniel, 62.
Edwin is a musician and co-founder of the award-winning music band Aseana Percussion Unit (Apu). Among his circle of friends, Edwin is known for his dedication to teaching music to special needs kids.
Iedil says he enjoys baking and selling cookies and wouldn’t mind doing it full time if no acting gigs come his way. Photo: Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin
This may be the toughest role that theatre/film actor Iedil Dzhurie Alaudin has ever played. For this one-man show, the 36-year-old plays a home baker.
Only, this is not a play or a film. For Iedil, baking and selling cookies under his home-based online business called Munchy Chewy is his newfound reality.
Before Covid-19 ruined a year’s worth of acting jobs, Iedil (who moved to Jakarta in 2016 after marrying Indonesian actress Prisia Nasution) had a steady work schedule.