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El Poder Terapeutico de la Música
2017
Author
Max Teran
Language
Spanish
Subtitle
Spanish
Source / Publisher
TEDx Talk

In this video (in Spanish), Max Terán, a music therapist in Costa Rica, explains what music therapy is, who can benefit, and how it can help diverse populations. He also describes his work as a music therapist and how he became a music therapist. Lastly, he emphasizes how music therapy can bring positive change to communities, schools, heath care, and families.

La Experiencia Musical
2023
Language
Spanish
Subtitle
Spanish
Source / Publisher
Canal Revista Medicina y Cultura DEP

This video (in Spanish) includes an interview with Daniel Torres who is a music therapist and professor in Mexico. He describes how music stimulates the brain and the implications it has on human development and rehabilitation. He also explains how music therapy incorporates these neurobiological principles and brings therapeutic benefits to individuals of various ages and needs.

Music Therapy & Medicine: A Dynamic Partnership
Author
Dr. Deforia Lane
Language
English
Source / Publisher
TED Talks

 Music therapist Deforia Lane shares her experience of how music therapy has been used to help an unborn child. Dr Lane also takes you inside University Hospital Seidman Cancer Center to experience first hand the response of their patients to music therapy

Qué es la musicoterapia? - Carla Navarro, Pedro Vinuesa et al.
2015
Language
Spanish
Subtitle
Spanish
Source / Publisher
Neuras Ciencia

This video (in Spanish) includes interviews from Carla Navarro, Pedro Vinuesa, María Martínez-Gil, and Paula Ramirez who are music therapists in Spain. They explain what music therapy is, who can benefit, and how it can help people of all ages. Clients who received music therapy also describe how music therapy improved their life.