Sessions for patients with neurological conditions are delivered with Nordoff and Robbins funding.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The third floor of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital is filled with Disney songs like “Let It Go” and “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” every Thursday afternoon: 7-year-old Bella ...

Based in Tampa, Florida, Virginia Pelley is a former women's magazine editor who has written health and fitness content for Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan magazine, the Chicago Tribune, ...

Music can be a powerful tool to help process complex emotions. But music therapy — using music in a clinical setting to help with mental and physical health issues — goes far beyond just listening to ...

The practice of using sound to promote mental and physical well-being goes back at least 40,000 years to indigenous Australians playing wind instruments called didgeridoos. Today, many forms of sound ...

Throughout her 20-year career as a music therapist, Crystal Weaver, the director of music therapy at Maryville University, has worked with hundreds of individuals of all ages. She can recall countless ...

Healing from trauma is a journey that takes time, understanding and sometimes, alternative methods beyond traditional therapy. One powerful and increasingly recognized method is music therapy. For ...

For two days in late September 2022, a steady rhythm built in Steinmetz Hall in the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida. Some participants on the stage shook cabasas.

When J.L. Gallese’s father entered the later stages of dementia, music became a regular element of his care. There were a few LPs of old TV show theme songs that he loved, and they played on repeat ...

What is music therapy used for? Music therapy can have a powerful effect on one’s mood and, when applied by a trained professional, can alleviate symptoms of stress and depression. It may also help ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — An arm draped over the guitar on her lap, music therapist Hannah Joseph ponders how to begin an impromptu therapy session in her simply-decorated Kalamazoo office. “Ever hear of the 12 ...