VIDEO LINKS:
Summer of 2015, a vlogumentary by my friend Michelle to help answer the question “What is music therapy?”
From early March 2015, ABC World News salutes music therapists as persons of the week
Gabby Giffords, Congressional Representative who was shot in the head during an assassination attempt, finds her voice through Music therapy
A 10-minute clip of music therapy advocacy with an emphasis on the medical setting, Health Within Harmony
ARTICLES: As promoted by AMTA in enews, January 23, 2014
A systematic review published by the Cochrane Library found significant evidence that music interventions help alleviate symptoms of anxiety, pain and fatigue while also boosting quality of life in cancer patients: article on August 17, 2016, EurekAlert! Music demonstrated to alleviate cancer patients’ symptoms
Concetta Tomaino on How Music Can Reach the Silenced Brain
From Advance Healthcare Network, Respiratory Therapy Coupled with Music Therapy Benefits Health, Well-Being
From FoxNews.com, Lullabies, other music may help sick preemies
From TheMiamiHurricane.com, music therapy to increase motor functions in people with Parkinson’s
From other sources:
Group drumming research, from Christine Stevens’ UpBeat Drum Circles Blog, a summary of six studies
From CNN, Music Meets Medicine
Found on webmd, Music Therapy May Help Teens With Cancer Cope
Five Things You May Not Know About Music Therapy, from Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
WEBSITES:
The official website of the American Music Therapy Association or AMTA
Site of the Certification Board for Music Therapists or CBMT
Music therapy blog posts from my alma mater, Slippery Rock University. The post on Dec. 5, 2013, showcases the work at Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh where I did the second half of my internship.
Comparison of Recreational Music and Music Therapy in Older Adults, from Music Therapy Research Blog referencing a 2015 study