Typically showing fleeting relatedness in early sessions, here, in our 12th meeting, this 5-year old autistic child is more at ease and willing to sit next to his therapist as he plays piano, vocalizes, and moves in time to the blues-inflected music that he loves. (with Yuriko Takada, co-therapist)

In his first session, an 83-year-old gentleman diagnosed with dementia appears withdrawn, making no eye contact with therapists Alla Braverman and Michele Ritholz. The improvised music reflects his mood at first, then changes as we invite his greater participation, striking a resonator bell. (with music therapists Michele Ritholz & Alla Braverman).

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In this special segment, you can view the ways in which  a group of young children become more engaged and social through music therapy group experiences.  (With music therapists Michele Ritholz & Sunyoung Park.)

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