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, 2019).
Music therapy helps clients achieve specific goals, including:
- social skills
- speech and language
- motor skills/physical functioning
- emotional expression and well-being
- self-esteem
- cognitive skills and memory
- pain and stress management