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This news story features the clinical work of Matthew Frederick, a music therapist in the United States. Matthew offers an individual music therapy session to an older adult with Alzheimer's disease and the client's spouse.

The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is the professional association regrouping all music therapists in the United States of America.

Approaches is a fully autonomous open access peer-reviewed journal inviting diverse perspectives on music therapy practice, profession and discipline. As a Hellenic-English publication, Approaches fosters interdisciplinary dialogue bridging local and global aspects of music, health and wellbeing. Approaches publishes two issues per year.

The Association québécoise de musicothérapie (AQM) is the Québec Chapter of the Canadian Association for Music Therapists (CAMT).

The Atlantic Association for Music Therapy (AAMT) is a regional chapter of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT), the national accrediting body for music therapists in Canada. The AAMT is committed to promoting, supporting and advocating for music therapy in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

The Australian Journal of Music Therapy is an annual, refereed journal. It reflects current research and debate in the profession. Each volume of AJMT exemplifies the diversity of Australian music therapy clinical work and research.

The Australian Music Therapy Association (AustMTA) is the professional association regrouping all music therapists in Australia

When Benji was born, he was like any other child... at around eighteen months his speech development started to regress and his parents noticed changes in his behaviour.

Benji was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of two and a half years old... and so the challenges for Benji and his family were now clear. Realising the long road ahead, Benji's parents were determined to give their son every opportunity for success in life. His music therapy journey begins here...  

When Robert Gupta was caught between a career as a doctor and a violinist, he realized his place was in the middle, with a bow in his hand and a sense of social justice in his heart. He tells a moving story of society's marginalized and the power of music therapy, which can succeed where conventional medicine fails. .

The purpose of this theoretical paper is to explore and develop a critical notion of participation within the context of music therapy and children with visual impairment, and to examine theoretical ideas that are relevant for practice, research, and further theoretical discussion. The frameworks of community music therapy and disability studies are used. 

The COVID-19 pandemic created a major transformation in the delivery of music therapy services worldwide as they moved online. Parents and their children with visual impairment participated in online music therapy sessions. Parents indicated that the programme was a valuable family resource that supported bonding and interaction. A discussion of the findings is followed by implications for practice.

The British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) is the professional association regrouping all music therapists in Great Britain