Whats the difference between NMT and regular music therapy?
While general music therapy seeks to treat many different aspects of patient need (emotional, physical, mental, etc.) through playing or writing music, Neurologic Music Therapy focuses specifically on music and rhythm’s physical affect on the brain and brain connections (called neuropathways) through specific reasearch-based techniques (called NMT interventions). NMT interventions are applied in a consistent manner based on the therapeutic goal of the client. Neurologic Music Therapists are required to have completed additional training above and beyond standard music therapy certification in order to maintain their NMT designation.
