What is Music Therapy?
“Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.”
– American Music Therapy Association
What it is:
- An established health profession.
- A therapy that addresses physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals.
- A treatment provided by a qualified music therapist through creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music to address strengths and needs of each client.
- A treatment that provides an avenue for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words.
“Almost all children respond to music. Music is an open-sesame, and if you can use it carefully and approximately, you can reach into that child’s potential for development.”
Dr. Clive Robbins (Nordoff-Robbins-Robbins Music Therapy Clinic)
