The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the educational program of piano ensemble in developing the social skills of street children at the Egyptian NGOs. The researcher followed the experimental method of two equivalent designed groups (the experimental and the control). The researcher depended on several tools Social Skills Rating Measurement for Street Children at NGOs in Egypt (Arabization and Modify by the researcher), Seashore Tests for Musical Abilities (Abridged Image) (Prepared by Amal Sadek), Card Notes (Prepared by the researcher), The Educational Program of Piano Ensemble (Prepared by the researcher). The researcher has adapted the variables of extraneous search of age, social skills and musical ability. Limits of research included some Egyptian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with residing in permanent residence centers in the governorates (Giza, Cairo, Helwan, and Qalyubia), the study was applied through (2015-2016). The researcher drew a random sample that included of (16) street children, (8) females of the Experimental group at (Children Tomorrow's Daughters Association, 6th of October), and (8) males of the control group at (Hope Village Association, El Zohor branch and Resala Charitable Association (Children Havelife), 6th of October branch).
The study results suggested verifying that there were statistically significant differences between the pre and post measurements in the experimental group of dimensions (normal skills, non-standard skills) for social skills at the level of (0.01 and 0.05) and no statistically significant dimensions (impulsivity, overconfidence, jealousy, tendencies withdrawal). There are statistically significant differences between degrees of the experimental and control groups in the post measure in the dimensions (normal skills, abnormal affirmative skills, excess confidence, jealousy) as sub-components of the social skills at the level of significance (0.05 and 0.001), there are no statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups in the dimensions of (the impulse and the withdrawal tendencies) , which proves the effectiveness of the educational programs of piano ensemble in raising and improving the social skills of the street children.
Keywords: (Educational Program, Piano Ensemble, Piano, Social Skills, Street Children, Piano Duet, Four Hands).
