Music therapy is the use of music as a way to help people address problems, ranging from psychological to social and emotional issues. It is well-established as a successful form of clinical intervention, backed by an evidence base covering a wide range of settings. In 2018 there were just over 1,000 HCPC-registered music therapists in […]

People of all backgrounds, ages, and cultures can respond to music and music therapy. Notable groups music therapists have helped include:  Military service members and veterans. Music therapy helps you cope with trauma.  People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Individuals on the spectrum learn best when familiarity, structure, predictability, and consistency.  Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.

Have you ever wondered what makes a music therapist different from a musician who volunteers to play music at a hospital, home for the elderly, or a similar place? The difference might not be noticeable for some looking from the outside, but there are significant differences! This blog post tells you four differences between music

The overarching goal of music therapy is to achieve certain individual objectives, such as improving motor function, social skills, emotions, coordination, self-expression, and personal growth (Therapedia, n.d.). Common goals in music therapy, as identified by Everyday Harmony (n.d.), are the development of: Communication skills (using vocal/verbal sounds and gestures) Social skills (making eye contact, turn-taking,

Since the earliest days of humankind, music and the power of music have been evident to us. After World War II, a new profession entered music therapy. With far-reaching benefits and in various settings, the types and methods of music therapy have had a profound impact. Music therapy offers various benefits when used in conjunction

Children are born ready to learn a language. Still, they need to understand the language or languages that their family and environment use. Learning a language takes time, and children vary in how quickly they master language and speech development milestones. Typically developing children may have trouble with some sounds, words, and sentences while they

Though it is not possible to avoid speech disorders altogether, we can take some measures as prevention.  Since a child learns speech by listening, parents act as the first teacher for their children. Hence talk to your infants, read them stories, etc. Hearing speech is beneficial to your newborns. Respond to your baby’s babbling. Make

Music has long been recognized as an effective form of therapy to provide an outlet for emotions. Still, the notion of using song, sound frequencies, and rhythm to treat physical ailments is a relatively new domain, says psychologist Daniel J. Levitin, Ph.D., who studies the neuroscience of music at McGill University in Montreal. One recent

Researchers are exploring how music therapy can improve health outcomes among various patient populations, including premature infants and people with depression and Parkinson’s disease. A study suggests that some sounds, such as lullabies, may soothe pre-term babies and their parents and even improve the infants’ sleeping and eating patterns while decreasing parents’ stress (Pediatrics, 2013).

At birth, babies can only cry to express their wishes. As they grow and develop, babies begin to recognize and learn to speak by imitating what they hear. One of the characteristics of a good child’s growth and development is marked by those who begin to learn to talk little by little. But sometimes, it