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Music Therapy

Music Therapy in a Few Words

Music therapy is the use of music and its elements (sound, rhythm, melody and harmony) by a qualified music therapist with a patient or group, in a therapeutic process created to facilitate, promote exchange, relationships, learning, movement, expression...

It is a therapeutic approach that uses music as a means of expression, communication and healing, allowing access to deep creative and emotional resources.

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« Music therapy is the use of music and its elements (sound, rhythm, melody and harmony) by a qualified music therapist with a patient or group, in a therapeutic process created to facilitate, promote exchange, relationships, learning, movement, expression... »

World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT)

« Music Therapy is the use of music in treatment, rehabilitation, education, re-education and training of adults and children with physical, mental and emotional problems »

Juliette Alvin

« Music therapy is a process in which the therapist helps the patient (client in English) to optimize their health, using the various facets of musical experience and the relationship created through them, as the desire for change. According to this definition, music therapy is a professional practice, a discipline that is composed, nourished and nourishes theory and research. »

Kenneth Bruscia

We can find several very interesting definitions. Certainly music is a part of our life at different moments. Everyone remembers the songs of their childhood and with music we learned to read, to speak foreign languages. Music is associated with important moments in our life. Sometimes a song or melody can express our feelings better than words, and can also help identify them.

Creativity also stimulates intellectual abilities and we know that music activates both hemispheres of the brain.

Music therapy experience

The Therapeutic Musical Experience

Music activates both hemispheres of the brain and stimulates creativity

It allows us to express our feelings better than words

Associated with important moments in our life since childhood

Application Areas

We can work with music in different areas with therapeutic and educational objectives, for example:

  • - Pregnancy and newborns
  • - Families (parents and children 0-3 years)
  • - Education, as a means of stimulating children from nursery or kindergarten
  • - Adolescence
  • - High Intellectual Abilities (high IQ)
  • - Physical and mental disabilities
  • - Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
  • - Cerebral palsy
  • - Rett Syndrome
  • - Elderly
  • - Alzheimer's and dementia
  • - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • - Correctional facilities
  • - Hospital centers
  • - Social reintegration and integration
  • - Etc…

Benefits of Music Therapy

Emotional Expression

Facilitates expression of emotions that are difficult to verbalize and helps with their identification.

Stress Reduction

Reduces anxiety and promotes relaxation through adapted musical experiences.

Social Development

Improves social skills and communication through group musical activities.