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Measured By Music's Definition: Music therapy is a data and evidence driven health care profession addressing physical, cognitive, emotional, communicative, and social well being by way of music to address functional, non-musical goals and objectives.
American Music Therapy Association Definition: Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
Neurologic Music Therapy Definition: Neurologic Music Therapy is the therapeutic application of music to cognitive, sensory, and motor dysfunction due to neurologic disease of the human nervous system. NMT is based on a neuroscience model of music perception and production the influence of music on non-musical brain and behavior functions. Treatment techniques are based on scientific research and directed towards functional therapeutic goals. Treatment techniques are standardized and applied to therapy as Therapeutic Musical Interventions, which are adapted to client needs. In addition to MT-BCs, NMTs are educated in areas of neuroanatomy/physiology, brain pathologies, medical terminology, and rehabilitation of cognitive and/or motor functions. (Thaut, 2005).
References:
American Music Therapy Association, www.musictherapy.org
Thaut, M.H. (2005). Rhythm, Music, and the Brain: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Applications. New York: Routledge.
