Rebecca Atkinson is a board member of Chiltern Music Therapy, and has received funding from The Musicians Company to carry out research activities for children with Batten disease. When we hear the ...

Logan Becker loves his song — it was written just for him. Logan has a rare connective tissue disorder, and in 2020, when he was 9, he received his personalized, upbeat anthem from the Songs of Love ...

Therapists from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music have found that teaching homeless children to make beats and write songs is a way to heal trauma. Aiden Diaz, left, passed the drum to his brother ...

LEHI — Music can mean everything to kids staying at the hospital. At Primary Children's Hospital in Lehi, they understand the power of music therapy in a child's healing journey. The hospital opened a ...

Children and teens have not yet fully developed the skills needed to identify, understand, and cope with stressors. As a result, they may experience unease, emotional distress, or a diminished sense ...

What exactly is music therapy? According to MusicTherapy.org, the practice involves using music “within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of ...

LEHI, Utah — Whether it’s making music in a recording studio or painting on canvas, kids at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi now have a space to find their spark and their strength.

Throughout her 20-year career as a music therapist, Crystal Weaver, the director of music therapy at Maryville University, has worked with hundreds of individuals of all ages. She can recall countless ...