Music Therapy
Music Therapy is the skillful use of music to promote, maintain, and restore mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
What is Music Therapy?
Music therapy is a professional, evidence-based approach that uses music to support health and well-being. A certified music therapist works with individuals to create personalized goals that can address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs.
Sessions may include:
Singing, songwriting, movement
Improvisation, play-based interactions
Guided listening experiences and music-led relaxation
Creative self-expression and storytelling through music
Adaptive music lesssons
Music therapy can be especially meaningful for people who find talk‑based approaches challenging or overwhelming. Music offers rhythm, structure, and a sense of emotional safety, while also inviting freedom, creativity, and choice.
What does MTA mean, and why is it important?
“MTA” stands for Music Therapist Accredited. This designation means the therapist has completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in music therapy from a university approved by the Canadian Association for Music Therapists (CAMT). In addition, they have completed a 1,000-hour supervised clinical internship and passed the board certification exam for music therapists.
Music therapists follow national standards for assessment, treatment, documentation, musicianship, and ethics. To maintain their MTA designation, they must also complete ongoing professional development and stay current with best practices in the field.
Expression can take many forms, and connection can happen in the spaces between sound and silence.
— Ease Music Therapy