What is Music Therapy
Music Therapy is a Research Based Profession in which Music Activities
are designed to accomplish Non Musical Therapeutic Goals with clients
of all ages and abilities, in a non threatening environment.
Music may be used to facilitate learning and healing that may occur
in medical, rehabilitative, special education, geriatric,
and psychiatric settings.
Music is an intrinsic part of all of us. Pulse and rhythm are found
in our heart beat, our breathing and our movement.
Melody is created in our laughing, crying, screaming and singing.
The whole range of our emotions can be held with the rhythms and harmonies
of different musical styles and idioms.
These intimate connections with music can remain despite disability or illness
and are not depend on a musical training or background.
Because of this, music therapists can use music to help children and adults
with a wide range of needs arising from such varied causes as learning
difficulties, mental and physical illness, physical and sexual abuse,
stress and terminal illness.
Emotional,cognitive and developmental needs can be addressed through
interactive music making with a secure relationship
offered by the Music Therapist.
Amy Sobel, Music Therapist, Longmeadow Massachusetts
E-Mail: mamasobel(at)yahoo(dot)com
Telephone and Text ( 413 ) 519-1955 My New Web Site
