Music therapy improves outcomes for nonverbal and autistic clients. But some on Arizona Medicaid can’t access it.

Music therapy is an evidence-based treatment provided by trained and licensed music therapists. Goals include communication, ...

Question: What is music therapy? Answer: Music therapy is a clinical practice where trained professionals use music (listening, singing, playing instruments, or songwriting) to support a patient’s ...

When J.L. Gallese’s father entered the later stages of dementia, music became a regular element of his care. There were a few LPs of old TV show theme songs that he loved, and they played on repeat ...

Music can help ease pain, rewire the brain and soothe the spirit — -- Even though patient Garrett Lambert is in an isolation room at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — An arm draped over the guitar on her lap, music therapist Hannah Joseph ponders how to begin an impromptu therapy session in her simply-decorated Kalamazoo office. “Ever hear of the 12 ...

Ray Hart’s vocabulary consisted of just one word after his August 2022 stroke. “Yep” was all he could say, said Pamela Jenkins, his caregiver and partner of 24 years. Like many survivors, Hart, 62, ...

Perform music from a wide range of stylistic periods, genres, and cultural traditions on a primary instrument as a soloist and in varied ensemble settings at a level appropriate to the student's needs ...