What is Music Therapy?
Music therapy is the professional use of music and its elements as an intervention in medical, educational, and everyday environments with individuals, groups, families, or communities who seek to optimize their quality of life and improve their physical, social, communicative, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health and wellbeing (World Federation of Music Therapy, 2011).
Music Therapy can create a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to communicate and express themselves.
Music Therapy can help people to…
- Improve social and communication skills
- Feel more motivated
- Express themselves creatively
- Gain a greater awareness of self and others
- Strengthen their self-esteem
- Support and build confidence in their decision making