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The Nordoff-Robbins approach to music therapy, also known as creative music therapy, was developed by American composer and music therapist Paul Nordoff and British music therapist Clive Robbins.1
This improvisational method involves the composition of music and was originally created as a therapeutic approach for both children and adults living with significant developmental disabilities, including intellectual, sensory, or motor impairments.1