The Music therapy
The International Association of Music
Therapy defines our profession as follows:
Music therapy is the use of music and
/ or its elements by a qualified Music
Therapist with a patient or group, in a process designed to facilitate and promote
communication, learning, mobilization, expression, Organization or other
relevant therapeutic objectives, in order to attend to the physical,
psychological, social and cognitive needs.
Music therapy seeks to discover potential
and / or restore functions of the individual so that he / she reaches a better
intra and / or interpersonal organization and, consequently, a better quality
of life. Through prevention and rehabilitation in a treatment. "
We can start by defining Music Therapy as:
No-verbal therapy, which uses the musical sound base as a means of a key
element in its approach, tending to open channels of communication, achieving
through them a growth process, which Favors social adaptation and optimizes the
quality of life.
The music therapist not only uses music to
listen and enjoy it, but uses its components , the body, silence and various techniques and resources to approach people
or groups, according to their Needs.
