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Music Therapy and Mental Health: A Safe Way In
For those already familiar with music therapy, its ability to foster connection, expression, and healing is no surprise. But as our understanding of mental health evolves, so too does the scope and depth of music therapy's impact. No longer viewed simply as a complementary practice, music therapy is gaining recognition as an essential component in holistic mental health care.
Welcome, Ms. Rachel!
Please join us in welcoming Ms. Rachel to Musical Bridges! Rachel relocated to Nashville from Charlotte, North Carolina, where she had lived her entire life. She is excited to become the newest member of the team and apply her experience and passion for Music Therapy in a new city.
Neurologic Music Therapy® Breakdown: DSLM™
What is DSLM?
DSLM is the specific use of developmentally appropriate musical materials and experiences to enhance speech and language development through singing, chanting, playing musical instruments, and combining music, speech, and movement (Thaut 2005).
Put simply DSLM is the use of music/music experiences to increase speech and language skills.
Neurologic Music Therapy® Breakdown: MACT™
Our last post regarding Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) gave a list of definitions for each of the techniques. Now it's time to get to the nitty gritty. What is this and how can it help? We will be breaking down each NMT technique in an individual post to help our families better understand how and why we do what we do! First on our list is one of our therapist's favorites— Musical Attention Control Training or MACT.
Neurologic Music Therapy® Definitions
As Neurologic Music Therapists, we employ a variety of techniques in our work. We thought it would be useful to have them all in one place as a simple point of reference. For parents and caregivers, refer to these definitions to learn the acronyms when reading our monthly documentation. For others, we hope these definitions give you an overview of Neurologic Music Therapy. Please reach out to us to learn more.