Resources & references

In this video, a music therapist and a mother share the benefits of music therapy for premature babies. 

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This video presents music therapy sessions led by Kelly Sweeney and Jessie Palmer, board-certified music therapists, for patients in the Carilion Clinic Hospice. Note: The beginning (2m 33s) corresponds to the excerpt shown in the lesson on music therapy. 

This video includes an interview of Emanuel Cerebello, music therapist, researcher, and music therapy educator. He discusses his research which focuses on the musical training of music therapists and educators and the use of technology for individuals with disabilities. This interview is part of the research forum of the World Federation of Music Therapy's Ethics and Research Commission.

This video narrates a young girl progress through her music therapy treatment at Primary Children's Hospital. She was referred to music therapy for an important head injury, and slowly finds her skills back with the help of Kayla Zickerman, Music Therapist. In the end of her two-month hospitalization, the patient offers a recital that demonstrates the extent of what she was able to work on in music therapy at the hospital.

Watch as a board-certified music therapist leads an individual session with an autistic man. Through instrument playing, singing, and songwriting, the client develops communication, strengthens social skills, and gains confidence.

Watch music therapist Ángel Girón lead a group music therapy session for older adults with Alzheimer's.

Watch music therapist Sebastian Green and his client, Alex, co-write a song together, based on Alex's dreams.

This news story features the clinical work of music therapist Matthew Frederick who offers an individual music therapy session to an older adult with Alzheimer's disease and the client's spouse.

This online roundtable presents research on music therapy assessments with diverse populations. Music therapy researchers share their findings, followed by a panel discussion offering perspectives on the implications for practice and future inquiry.

Jaycie Voorhees, a board-certified music therapist, shares why hello and goodbye songs are important in preschool group music therapy sessions. See how the children sing, move, and engage with the music to build social interaction and encourage active participation.

When Benji was born, he was like any other child... at around eighteen months his speech development started to regress and his parents noticed changes in his behaviour.

Benji was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of two and a half years old... and so the challenges for Benji and his family were now clear. Realising the long road ahead, Benji's parents were determined to give their son every opportunity for success in life. His music therapy journey begins here...  

When Robert Gupta was caught between a career as a doctor and a violinist, he realized his place was in the middle, with a bow in his hand and a sense of social justice in his heart. He tells a moving story of society's marginalized and the power of music therapy, which can succeed where conventional medicine fails. .