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Music therapy — the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals — helps people with understanding and developing self-identity, promoting quality of life and maintaining well-being. Read more here…

Music therapy can be used to manage stress, alleviate pain, express feelings, enhance memory, improve communication and help with physical rehabilitation, according to the American Music Therapy Association. Read more here…

The music therapy program is designed to reach out to families experiencing disadvantage and according to the 2013 Australian Early Development Index more than 32 per cent of children in Loganlea have been identified as developmentally vulnerable compared to the average Australian child. Read more here…

Doctors say that music therapy is effective for diseases such as stroke, heart attacks, cancer and diabetics. Well-known Malayalam lyricist, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri,  is an expert in the domain of music therapy. According to him, there was a portion in music known as ‘Santhwana’ . The music therapy in the present age is largely based on it. Read more here…

Many other studies in recent years have shown that different types of music encourage different outcomes in humans. Soothing tunes tend to more effectively address conditions such as pain, stress and sleeplessness, while more upbeat tunes can boost mood and improve mobility.  Read more here…

Music therapy has been around for many years, however the Creative Music Therapy approach was pioneered by Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins from the late 1950s to the mid ’70s. Paul Nordoff was a composer and Clive Robbins a special education teacher.  Read more here…

Sallam explained that music in general speaks to the unconscious of the listener. “If you are hiding a problem, listening to my music will make it rise to the surface and you will speak to me about it. And then, as a psychotherapist, I will find a solution to it.” Music therapy was common in Ancient Egypt but the practice disappeared until 2001 when the Egyptian Ministry of Health formally recognised it.  Read more here…

It’s the transformative moments that Nancy Skaliotis will most remember — like a smile sweeping across the face of a young autistic child as his usually repetitive body moves in concert with the notes he’s hearing. Read more here…

When Akron Children’s Hospital music therapist Sarah Tobias visits him every week or two, the constant whooshing sounds of the dialysis machine are replaced with the strumming of her guitar and the soothing blending of their voices. Read more here…

From autism to cerebral palsy – whether high functioning or more involved – the American Music Therapy Association states, “Research supports connections between speech and singing, rhythm and motor behavior, memory for song and memory for academic material, and overall ability of preferred music to enhance mood, attention, and behavior to optimize the student’s ability to learn and interact.”  Amy further explains, “Music that has a predictable structure can help children to process and remember ideas, movements, and language.”  Read more here…