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music therapy

n.
Therapy that incorporates the use of musical expression, creation, or listening as part of psychological treatment or physical rehabilitation.

music therapist n.
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music therapy

A means of promoting self-expression through improvised music-making with the aim of facilitating positive changes in behavior and emotional well-being.
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Otegbayo-Ajibola, who started with providing voluntary music therapy alongside her band for free at the Lambo ward of the hospital, said music would shift their negative-thinking pattern and thereby make them forget their worries.
The Children's Center Rehabilitation Hospital's Music Therapy program is the largest music therapy program in Oklahoma.
As part of the documentary, the production company approached MHA to discuss and feature its pioneering music therapy service.
Written by music therapists from the US, this book outlines music therapy services for young children with autism spectrum disorder and their families in home, preschool, and community settings.
Music therapy opened up my bodily senses and helped me to relax," Larsen says.
BMS Music Therapy offers a range of programming, including weekly Sound Meditation classes in the morning and evening, relaxation and creative expression for seniors, and creative expression through music for all ages.
Thayer Gaston (3) was instrumental in starting the first music therapy training program and also in providing foundational thought in his seminal book entitled Music in Therapy.
The event featured lectures by expert speakers who gave a brief history of music therapy, discussed the effect of music on the brain, and described the application of music therapy interventions in clinical practice.
The Potential of Music Therapy in Addressing Symptoms Associated with Substance Use Disorder
The mechanisms of referral to music therapy has a large impact on the success of our practices.
Ricky Wilson and Nick 'Peanut' Baines donned hard hats and highvisibility jackets, grabbed hold of spades and marked the formal groundbreaking of the Nordoff Robins Music Therapy Centre, which will be completed by March next year.
Ricky Wilson and Nick 'Peanut' Baines dressed up in hard hats and high-vis jackets, marked the formal groundbreaking of the Nordoff Robins Music Therapy Centre, which will be completed by March next year.

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