Marina Cassidy on how instruments, melody and rhythm can help patients with issues around anxiety, speech and dementia
She goes on to explain how it works. “When I meet a patient for the first time, I start with a phone, Spotify and talk – I don’t start with an instrument. Our approach is person-centred, not prescriptive. It’s about establishing a connection and music is the connection.
She cites many studies and the work of one of the world’s leading experts in the neuroscience of music, Dr Michael Thaut, a professor of music in Toronto, who has developed a range of techniques for specific functional rehabilitation. “The approach is always patient-led and with children I let them lead. What I love about the job is that there is something new every day to encounter, and improvisation is a really key approach.
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