Soothing babies with song is a natural instinct for some parents, and research has shown just how powerful it can be for premature babies.
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Creative arts therapies allow people with dementia to express joy and sadness through painting, dance, music and drama.
Why and how do we groove? Researchers are investigating how we respond to music, with applications for therapy.
From spontaneous mass singing after a terror attack to Irish laments, music reflects the painful, complex and laborious task of mourning.
Hip hop often gets a bad rap but for therapists and teachers it can be a transformative tool.
The NDIS has laudable aims but how much funding will be available to enable participation in arts therapy?
Music is a universal human habit, but it's particularly good for the elderly. From slowing cognitive decline to helping someone recover from a stroke, old age is a great time to pick up an instrument.
Singers on The Voice last week spoke of the healing power of songwriting. And a new study has found that writing songs about their experience is helping people cope with acquired brain and spinal chord injuries.
Most young people rely on music to make them feel better, and have had multiple experiences of this working. But if someone you know is struggling with mental health problems it’s worth having a chat.
We've learned a lot about how music can help with pain and a score of other clinical problems. But with chronic pain affecting a quarter of us, it's an area that has received too little attention.
Classical or hip-hop, music often feels like it has healing properties and now scientists have proved it.
From serving newborns to treating hospice patients, music can be used in medical and psychological treatment with surprising – and real – results.
Whiplash, the new film written and directed by American Damien Chazelle, is billed as a drama about an ambitious young drummer and his terrifying teacher. The older teacher is said to “discover” the 19…
The Conversation is running a series, Class in Australia, to identify, illuminate and debate its many manifestations. Here, Katrina McFerran discusses how access to music education can reaffirm social…
What role does music play in your life? Music surrounds us, in shops, at work, on television, and at the movies. We program our own personal soundtracks effortlessly via iPods and similar devices. With…
Defining music therapy is challenging because the practice is so diverse; but the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) uses the following definition: Music therapy is a research-based practice and…
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Professor and Head of Music Therapy, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Music Therapy and Associate Dean (Academic), University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Music Therapy, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Music Therapy, Berklee College of Music
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Research Lecturer in Music Perception and Cognition, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy, University of South Wales
