What happens in a session?
Okay, you found out about music therapy, yay!
We're always prepared to answer the next question... so what do we actually do in sessions?
It's such an important and insightful question.
And the answer is... tricky!
Our practice is music-centered (meaning most of the session is making-music, not talking) and
client-centered (meaning we focus on each clients music preferences, sensory needs, other interests, communication style).
Ultimately, this means that each session looks a bit different!
A typical session with us could look like...
• client comes in with parent
• music therapist offers shakers and sings a welcoming song
• client starts singing another song
• music therapist joins in and they improvise new lyrics together
• music therapist offers drumming
• client participates in copying rhythm patterns with support of a parent
• music therapist introduces written notation of a quarter note
• music therapist and client improvise a drumming song about the weather together
• client stands up and wants to move around
• music therapist sings a movement song with instructions for different body parts
• music therapist offers a xylophone with letters
• client bring it to their parent and they help find the letters of clients name
• music therapist teaches them how to play Down by the Bay
• they sing a goodbye song together
Read more about WHY MUSIC THERAPY is an effective treatment
Children
Children
Children
- Developmental Delays
- ADD/ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioural & Social Issues
- Down Syndrome
- Speech Disorders
- Neurodegenerative, Congenital & Genetic Disorders
- Processing Disorders
Adults
Children
Children
- Cerebral Palsy
- Developmental Delays
- Brain Injuries
- Apraxia and Dystonia
- Aphasia and Dysphasia
- Blind and Deafblind
Seniors
Children
Seniors
• Parkinsons Disease
• Post-Stroke Treatment
• Dementia
• Alzheimers
• Legacy work
• Cognitive Health
• Neurogenerative Diseases
Common Goals
Common Interventions
Common Interventions
- Motor goals (e.g. increasing range of motion)
- Enhancing focus and attention skills
- Decreasing violent or physical behaviours
- Establishing basic social skills (e.g. listening)
- Learning an instrument
- Creating and expressing oneself
- Improving memory
Common Interventions
Common Interventions
Common Interventions
- Music instruction
- Playing instruments
- Singing
- Composing
- Improvising
- Speech and motor exercises
- Recording