Reading Project

Music Therapy

"Music Therapy": The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) introduces the brief history of music therapy.
Aims of Music Therapy: This page lists the aims of therapy, describes whom it is for, and gives information of how to access it.
Royal Children's Hospital Music Therapy: This article briefs on the effects of music therapy.

"Music Therapy Methods": The Pavarrotti Music Centre explains four approaches in music therapy.
"Medical Breakthroughs: Music Heals": Julie Francavilla, the anchor of Ivanhoe Broadcast News, reports on the new healing method.
"New Dimensions in Music Therapy": This is Steven Halpern's article on new dimensions in music therapy.
Also check out and read Nancy Sinning's article "Classical Music: Great to Listen to ... and Good for You!".

Read the following online articles to discover how music therapy is applied to treat children with different problems:

"Changing Your Child's World With The Power Of Music": Linda Zani Thomas records her practice of music therapy on children.
"Music Therapy and Language for the Autistic Child": Myra J. Staum proposes that music is a good medium for the treatment of autistic child's language problems.
"What is Music Therapy?": Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group answers the question of what music therapy means to children with down syndrome.
"Team of researchers reach depressed youths through music therapy": Peter Guerra explains how music therapy helps heal young people's depression.

Read the following online articles to discover how music therapy is applied to treat varied diseases:

"Music Therapy for Parkinson's and Dementia": This article reports on how music therapy has been used for Parkinson's disease.
"Music is good medicine, Colorado therapists say": In this news report, Rick Ansorge tells an anecdote of an old patient who overcame dementia and despair.
"Music Used To Help Cancer Patients Heal": Suzanne Sproul observes the effects of music on cancer patients.

Music Therapy Research: This site provides research studies conducted by the Department of Healing Arts at Heather Hill. Please read the three research papers provided on this page.