Resources & references

Tiana Malone, certified music therapist, sings a hello song in English and French for children and demonstrates how it can be implemented.

Click here to learn about the benefits of hello/goodbye songs for children.

The book of abstracts from the 13th European Music Therapy Congress that features the music therapy research and clinical work from music therapists in Europe and beyond.

The COVID-19 pandemic created a major transformation in the delivery of music therapy services worldwide as they moved online. Parents and their children with visual impairment participated in online music therapy sessions. Parents indicated that the programme was a valuable family resource that supported bonding and interaction. A discussion of the findings is followed by implications for practice.

This article examines two cases of military service members treated with music therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, and other psychological issues, highlighting how music performance can support personal growth, rehabilitation, and community change.

The British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) is the professional association regrouping all music therapists in the United Kingdom.

The British Journal of Music Therapy (BJMT) is a peer-reviewed journal for music therapists and other professionals interested in all aspects of music therapy. It publishes original articles or essays that have direct relevance to the field of music therapy

This scoping review explores Bruscia’s (1987) clinical techniques for improvisational music therapy as they relate to music therapy in autism research to determine the most commonly used clinical techniques in music therapy with clients with autism. The work was undertaken as a preliminary step in a pilot study to explore how the techniques can be represented in terms of individual ways of playing, musical relationships; and how the use of the techniques impacts the participant’s experience of musical connection, influence, and expression.

Emotional and physical healing can come from a single song that masks the pain, according to a burn a patient at the Birmingham Hospital. They never knew the power that music would play in healing during such a traumatic time of their life. This article includes a video (2:15).

Emotional and physical healing can come from a simple song that masks the pain, according to Markeyla Williams, 22, a patient at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. Williams never knew the power that music would play in healing during such a traumatic time of her life. You can also read the complete article (see other reference with same title).

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Article and video showcase work by music therapist Laurie Perez with a teenage student with cerebral palsy, demonstrating the use of song writing in a school setting with children with disabilities

Read an article exploring the neural changes observed in dementia patients following a music therapy program targeting cognitive function. Results suggest that music therapy may increase the connectivity of compensatory neural networks used to improve and maintain cognitive performance.

The Canadian Association of Music Therapists (CAMT) is the professional association regrouping all certified music therapists in Canada.