What Is Music Therapy?
What Is Music Therapy?
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"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
Some Examples of Music Interventions:
Singing
Playing instruments
Drumming
Performing
Improvising
Composing
Songwriting
Listening to Music
Lyric Analysis
Music & Relaxation
Music & Movement
Music & Visual Art
Music & Drama
Musical Games
Some Examples of Goals:
Psychological - to increase emotional expression, to improve coping skills
Cognitive - to increase attention span, to improve academic skills
Communicative - to increase verbal communication, to improve receptive communication
Social - to increase interactions with others, to improve impulse control
Physical - to improve grasp, to increase use of limbs, to maintain range of motion
Music experiences do not constitute music therapy in themselves. Rather, these are some of the interventions that you may expect to be used therapeutically in order to address specific goals and objectives during a session facilitated by a board-certified music therapist.
In addition, while music may be paired with movement, visual art, or drama during music therapy sessions, music remains the primary medium in music therapy. Music therapy is not the same as dance/movement therapy, art therapy, or drama therapy.
Music Therapy is not a replacement for counseling, speech therapy, occupational therapy, or physical therapy. Music therapists can collaborate with other members of your healthcare team in order to promote desired outcomes. Likewise, music therapy can also provide opportunities to support IEP and IPP goals.
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