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Music Therapy Interventions

General Therapeutic Music Experiences

  • Song Selection/Dedication
  • Singing
  • Music Facilitated Reminiscence/Life Review
  • Songwriting/Composition
  • Creation/Discussion of Music Legacy
  • Music Assisted Relaxation and Pain Management
  • Entrainment
  • Guided Relaxation
  • Music Listening
  • Playing Instruments
  • Improvisation
  • Mood Vectoring
  • Iso Principle
  • Validation of Spiritual Beliefs
  • Validation of Heritage
  • Funeral Planning
  • Music and Movement
  • Music-Assisted Art
  • Creative Expression with Other Media
  • Dancing
  • Music Discussion/Education
  • Lyric Analysis

Neurologic Music Therapy Therapeutic Music Experiences

Physical

  • Therapeutic Instrument Music Performance (TIMP)
  • Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS), (Gait Training)
  • Patterned Sensory Enhancement (PSE)

Speech and Language

  • Therapeutic Singing (TS)
  • Vocal Intonation Therapy (VIT)
  • Musical Speech Stimulation (MUSTIM)
  • Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT)
  • Oral Motor and Respiratory Exercises (OMREX)
  • Rhythmic Speech Cuing (RSC)

Cognitive

  • Musical Neglect Training (MNT)
  • Musical Sensory Orientation Training (MSOT)
  • Auditory Perception Training (APT)
  • Musical Attention Control Training (MACT)
  • Musical Mnemonics Training (MMT)
  • Associative Mood and Memory Training (AMMT)
  • Musical Executive Function Training (MEFT)
  • Music in Psychosocial Training and Counseling (MPC)

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Board Certification

  • American Music Therapy Association
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  • Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy

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How Do I Begin Music Therapy Services?

If you would like to find out more about how music therapy may help your loved one or to begin music therapy services, please contact:

Melissa Spiess, M.M., MT-BC
Neurologic Music Therapy Fellow
melissa@livingspirittherapy.com
651-363-3936

If you know you would like to initiate music therapy services please download, print, and complete the referral form.

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