What is Music Therapy?
The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) defines music therapy as...
"...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."
Music therapy interventions may be designed to:
Music therapy interventions may include:
Music Therapy in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Frequently Asked Questions About Music Therapy
The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) defines music therapy as...
"...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."
Music therapy interventions may be designed to:
 | promote wellness | |
| manage stress | |
| alleviate pain | |
| express feelings | |
| enhance memory | |
| improve communication | |
| promote physical rehabilitation |
Music therapy interventions may include:
| Singing | |
| Playing instruments | |
| Drumming | |
| Improvisation | |
| Music performance | |
| Movement to music | |
| Musical games/socialization activities | |
| Using music/song to learn and practice a skill | |
| Creating original compositions | |
| Song lyric analysis | |
| Music relaxation | |
| Music combined with another modality (i.e. art, drama) |
Music Therapy in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Frequently Asked Questions About Music Therapy
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