Music is an intrinsic part of all of us. Pulse and rhythm are found in our heartbeat, our breathing and our movement, melody is created in our laughing, crying, screaming or singing.
The whole range of our emotions can be held within the rhythms and harmonies of different musical styles and idioms. These intimate connections with music can remain despite disability or illness, and are not dependent on a musical training or background.
Because of this, music therapists can use music to help people from the very young to the very old and with a wide range of needs. This includes those with learning difficulties and disability, physical disability, neurological disabilities and disorders, mental illness, dementia, developmental delay, physical and sexual abuse, stress and terminal illness, as well as refugees and asylum seekers and children and adults with cancer and related diseases. Emotional, cognitive and developmental needs can be addressed through interactive music making within a secure relationship offered by the music therapist.
Nordoff-Robbins is the largest provider of Music Therapy in the UK.
Here you can: find out about Nordoff-Robbins, discover what music therapy is and see case studies, find out what and where we provide our music therapy services and make referrals, learn more about our training and education programmes to become a music therapist or further your music therapy education, and read about our research into music therapy.