neurologic music therapy

Neurologic music therapy (NMT) is a specialized approach within music therapy that focuses on using scientific, evidence-based practices for neurorehabilitation. This involves understanding how music impacts the brain to help individuals recover neurologic function. Techniques used in NMT can include auditory perception training, patterned sensory enhancement, and therapeutic singing. These methods aim to improve cognitive functions, sensorimotor skills, and speech abilities. Training in NMT is available worldwide and often includes allied health practitioners, physicians, and nurses. Music therapy, in general, uses music listening, songwriting, improvisation, and lyric analysis to address goals in movement, cognition, speech, and mental health across all age groups.12