Music can be a powerful tool to help process complex emotions. But music therapy — using music in a clinical setting to help with mental and physical health issues — goes far beyond just listening to ...

A frequently overlooked aspect of making music is cultivating the skill of awareness. Our music practice is often directed toward mastering a technical issue or memorizing a piece of music. It is not ...

The second week of April marks World Music Therapy Week, and one local nonprofit is using music weekly to change and improve ...

A groundbreaking pilot in NHS dementia wards is using live music therapy—called MELODIC—to ease patient distress without relying on drugs. Developed by researchers and clinicians with input from ...

Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a McGill University research team has discovered. This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient’s ...