Offers a creative, nonverbal means of expressing thoughts and feelings.
Is non-judgmental, easily approached, and requires no previous musical
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Where words fail or emotions are too hard to express, music can fill the void.
Where trust and interaction with others has been comprised due to abuse or neglect, improvisation provides a safe opportunity for restoration of meaningful interpersonal contact.
● Where learning ability is limited, the opportunity to try different instruments,
● musical sounds, timbres and mediums may provide an opportunity for mastery of a new skill and increase life satisfaction.
Why Music?
● Music is a universal phenomenon. People of all ages and cultural
backgrounds can listen, perform, create and enjoy it.
● Music is a flexible therapeutic medium because it has many different styles and a variety of ways in which one can be involved (i.e. composing, performing, listening).
Music as a Tool
● Used within music therapy in order to achieve a variety of health goals.
● Encompasses mood, emotions, acts as a distraction, evokes memories when used either passively or in an actively meaningful manner.
● Music has also been found to alter mood and elicit relaxation responses.
What is NOT Music Therapy?
The client or patient does not need to have a musical background.
Music therapy is not entertainment and does not refer to playing live or recorded music or engaging in musical activities for leisure/as a hobby.
Music therapy does not refer to musical lessons to hone one’s skill on an instrument or voice.
Music therapy is not special music education in which specific techniques and activities are used to teach special learners about music.
What is the process to receive music therapy?
● Referral
● Assessment
● Goals
● Treatment plan (interventions)
● Reports & re-assessments
Referral Process
● Anyone can make a referral
● Reasons for referral
● All ages and diagnosis
● No experience with music or an instrument needed
● No “music” prescription
● Examples for referral……..
Assessment
● 1 day
● 6 weeks
● On going
● To determine treatment plan (goals)
Goals
● Based on observations/assessments
● Example: Client will increase vocabulary to include social interactions such as hello / good-bye.
● Example: Client will increase attention span to 5minutes per intervention.
Treatment Plan (Interventions)
● Pre-composed music
● Singing
● Listening (including client recordings)
● Instrumental playing ( including rhythm based )
● Improvising
● Composing
● Lyric analysis
With Whom Does a MTA Work?
With Whom Does a MTA work?
All Ages & Diagnosis – Music Transcends Beyond the Diagnosis
● ABI, Pain, Autism, Geriatric care, Cancer, Neonatal care, Mental Health difficulties, Palliative care, Teens at risk, Personal growth, Substance Abuse
Where do MTAs work?
Where do MTAs work?
● Medical hospitals
● Clinics
● Group homes
● Centers for persons with developmental disabilities
● Prisons
● Schools
● Mental health facilities
● Private Practice
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