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What is the future of music therapy?

American Music Therapy Association
The future of music therapy is promising because state of the art music therapy research in physical rehabilitation, Alzheimer's disease, and psychoneuroimmunology is documenting the effectiveness of music therapy in terms that are important in the context of a biological medical model.
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What is music therapy?

American Music Therapy Association
Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. (American Music Therapy Association definition, 2005)
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What are some of your ideas about classical music's future?

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You seem to be a classic over-achiever. Your father says that he first knew that you were talented when, at age 10 months, a visiting conductor whistled the theme to Chopin's G Minor Ballade, and you sang it back perfectly.
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Who can benefit from music therapy?

American Music Therapy Association
Children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly with mental health needs, developmental and learning disabilities, Alzheimer's disease and other aging related conditions, substance abuse problems, brain injuries, physical disabilities, and acute and chronic pain, including mothers in labor.
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Who is qualified to practice music therapy?

American Music Therapy Association
Persons who complete one of the approved college music therapy curricula (including an internship) are then eligible to sit for the national examination offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists. Music therapists who successfully complete the independently administered examination hold the music therapist-board certified credential (MT-BC). The National Music Therapy Registry (NMTR) serves qualified music therapy professionals with the following designations: RMT, CMT, ACMT.
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Is there research to support music therapy?

American Music Therapy Association
AMTA promotes a vast amount of research exploring the benefits of music as therapy through publication of the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives and other sources. A substantial body of literature exists to support the effectiveness of music therapy.
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What are some misconceptions about music therapy?

American Music Therapy Association
That the client or patient has to have some particular music ability to benefit from music therapy -- they do not. That there is one particular style of music that is more therapeutic than all the rest -- this is not the case. All styles of music can be useful in effecting change in a client or patient's life. The individual's preferences, circumstances and need for treatment, and the client or patient's goals help to determine the types of music a music therapist may use.
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How is music therapy utilized in hospitals?

American Music Therapy Association
Music is used in general hospitals to: alleviate pain in conjunction with anesthesia or pain medication: elevate patients' mood and counteract depression; promote movement for physical rehabilitation; calm or sedate, often to induce sleep; counteract apprehension or fear; and lesson muscle tension for the purpose of relaxation, including the autonomic nervous system.
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How is music therapy utilized in schools?

American Music Therapy Association
Music therapists are often hired in schools to provide music therapy services listed on the Individualized Education Plan for mainstreamed special learners. Music learning is used to strengthen nonmusical areas such as communication skills and physical coordination skills which are important for daily life.
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Is music therapy a reimbursable service?

American Music Therapy Association
Since 1994, music therapy has been identified as a reimbursable service under benefits for Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP). Falling under the heading of Activity Therapy, the interventions cannot be purely recreational or diversionary in nature and must be individualized and based on goals specified in the treatment plan. The current HCPCS Code for PHP is G0176.
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What is the American Music Therapy Association?

American Music Therapy Association
The American Music Therapy Association is the largest professional association which represents over 5,000 music therapists, corporate members and related associations worldwide. Founded in 1998, its mission is the progressive development of the therapeutic use of music in rehabilitation, special education, and community settings. AMTA sets the education and clinical training standards for music therapists.
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What is the history of music therapy as a health care profession?

American Music Therapy Association
The idea of music as a healing influence which could affect health and behavior is as least as old as the writings of Aristotle and Plato. The 20th century discipline began after World War I and World War II when community musicians of all types, both amateur and professional, went to Veterans hospitals around the country to play for the thousands of veterans suffering both physical and emotional trauma from the wars.
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How can music therapy techniques be applied by healthy individuals?

American Music Therapy Association
Healthy individuals can use music for stress reduction via active music making, such as drumming, as well as passive listening for relaxation. Music is often a vital support for physical exercise. Music therapy assisted labor and delivery may also be included in this category since pregnancy is regarded as a normal part of women's life cycles.
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How is music therapy utilized in nursing homes?

American Music Therapy Association
Music is used with elderly persons to increase or maintain their level of physical, mental, and social/emotional functioning. The sensory and intellectual stimulation of music can help maintain a person's quality of life.
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How is music therapy utilized in psychiatric facilities?

American Music Therapy Association
Music therapy allows persons with mental health needs to: explore personal feelings, make positive changes in mood and emotional states, have a sense of control over life through successful experiences, practice problem solving, and resolve conflicts leading to stronger family and peer relationships.
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What is a typical music therapy session like?

American Music Therapy Association
Since music therapists serve a wide variety of persons with many different types of needs there is no such thing as an overall typical session. Sessions are designed and music selected based on the individual client's treatment plan.
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Music Therapy
Music therapy is an interpersonal process in which the therapist uses music and all of its facets-physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual-to help clients to improve or maintain their health. In some instances, the client's needs are addressed directly through music; in others they are addressed through the relationships that develop between the client and therapist.
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Arizona Music Therapy Association - F.A.Q.'s
Music therapy is the prescribed use of music by a qualified person to effect positive changes in the psychological, physical, cognitive, or social functioning of individuals with health or educational problems.
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What is the possibility of there being a genetic cure (or gene therapy) for NDI in the future?

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Eventually, there may be a genetic cure for NDI since it should be one of the genetic disorders for which it is easiest to deliver the normal gene to the correct tissue. Even so, this type of treatment is likely to be years away since there are ethical and technical issues that have to be resolved first.
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How is music therapy different from counseling?

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Music therapy is an experiential, task, activity-oriented intervention, which is particularly appropriate for those clients who do not traditionally respond to verbal interventions. Such interventions may also enhance the effectiveness of verbal-based therapies provided by other members of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
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Can I book another regression therapy with you in the future?

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Yes, it will be great to carry on where we left off or search out another lifetime, but I recommend a minimum of one hour, and at least 6 weeks after the last session to allow any information to come forward. We can then discuss how things have been for you since we last met up and any other bits of information you have gathered since.
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What Long Term Goals of Music Therapy are?

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To reduce maladaptive (stereotypic, compulsive, self-abusive, assaultive, disruptive, perserverative, impulsive) behaviors
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Q Is sound yoga akin to music therapy?

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A. Music therapy is an established health care profession that uses music to address the physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of people and seeks to improve the quality of their life. On the other hand whilst sound yoga addresses these factors it is much more than that.
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WITH WHOM IS MUSIC THERAPY USED?

Music Therapy
Music therapy is used with individuals of all ages and with a variety of conditions, including: psychiatric disorders, medical problems, physical handicaps, sensory impairments, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, communication disorders, interpersonal problems, and aging. It is also used to: improve learning, build self-esteem, reduce stress, support physical exercise, and facilitate a host of other health-related activities.
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WHAT DO THE CLIENTS DO IN MUSIC THERAPY?

Music Therapy
What makes music therapy different from every other form of therapy is its reliance on music. Thus, every session involves the client in a musical experience of some kind. The main ones are improvising, re-creating, composing, and listening to music. In those sessions which involve improvising, the client makes up his or her own music extemporaneously, singing or playing whatever arises in the moment.
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WHAT ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT MUSIC THERAPY?

Music Therapy
There are two organizations in the USA representing the profession and professionals of music therapy: AMTA membership numbers approximately 4,000 professionals and students.
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