“Music therapy, to me, is music performance without the ego. It’s not about entertainment as much as its about empathizing. If you can use music to slip past the pain and gather insight into the workings of someone else’s mind, you can begin [your journey together]”

Jodi Picoult, Author

 

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Ba-Da-Ba-Ba-Ba…I’m loving it

Singing and composing client-preferred songs or lyrics together is one of the many ways music therapy encourages speech development.

Katy is using music here to strengthen articulation, expressive language, and social skills embedded in a fun musical intervention.