Music therapy benefits

Music therapy uses music as a tool and aims at improving different aspects of our lives.

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EMOTIONAL WELLBEING / MENTAL HEALTH

Anxiety and stress management, mood and affect modulation, self-regulation strategies, confidence, leadership skills, opportunities for choice and control...

PHYSICAL HEALTH

Fine and gross motor skills coordination, muscle strength, range of motion, gait training, balance, finger dexterity...

COGNITIVE SKILLS

Attention, decision making, memory recall, speech, communication skills (expressive and receptive), problem solving, pronunciation...

SOCIAL SKILLS / FAMILY HEALTH

Collaboration, impulse control, joint attention, turn-taking, communication skills, relationship with whānau, social interactions, community connections...