Resources & references

Read a report on the global music therapy market share projections for 2025-2032.

Brian Schreck, a music therapist at Cincinnati Children's, helps patients and families dealing with a serious illness or end-of-life diagnosis cope and grieve through innovative music therapy.  In this video, the Bennett family describes how the therapy helped them through the loss of their 14-year-old son, Dylan. They listen to the song every single day.

This video explains how music has been used therapeutically throughout history. It describes how music was used in ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, the renaissance, the baroque period, and the modern age, when music therapy was established as a profession.

Learn what music therapy is, who it benefits, and how it has been practiced in China throughout history. The article also includes quotes from Lin Sisi, a board-certified music therapist in China.

Click here to read about the research of Lin Sisi and other music therapists in China.

This research article provides an overview of music therapy’s beginnings and development in the field of autism in Argentina over the last 15 years.

A music therapist speaks with the mother of a young client who receives music therapy services. Learn how music therapy has helped her son, who is diagnosed with Angelman syndrome, find the motivation to achieve his therapeutic goals, including improved social and physical skills.

This video features the story of a young patient's healing from leukemia, who benefitted from music therapy during her hospital stay. Testimonials from the child, the parents, the music therapist and a pediatrician are shown.

Daniel Torres explains how music stimulates the brain, what humanistic music therapy is, and how music therapy applies these principles to support development and rehabilitation across ages and needs.

Music therapist Sheila Pereiro shares about her experiences working with diverse populations and how music therapy can improve self-expression, connection with others, and quality of life.

Read how music therapy has helped an older adult living with Alzheimer’s disease, with benefits that extend into his home care. Learn what music therapy is and how caregivers can use music at home to support their loved ones (includes a video, 4:15).

Read an interview with music therapist Jennifer Phillips and allied professionals in the field of music and medicine and expressive arts. Together, they discuss what music therapy is and the role of music in medicine and mental health. The interview is also available as a podcast).

Click here to watch the related video (52:08).

Learn how music therapists support individuals across the lifespan. This article explores potential music therapy goals tailored to different age groups and needs.