Thoughts on WFMT's Definition of Music Therapy¹

Music therapy is the professional use of music and its elements as an intervention in medical, educational, and everyday environments with individuals, groups, families, or communities who seek to optimize their quality of life and improve their physical, social, communicative, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health and wellbeing. Research, practice, education, and clinical training in music therapy are based on professional standards according to cultural, social, and political contexts. (World Federation of Music Therapy, 2011 World Federation of Music Therapy [WFMT].President presents: Announcing WFMT's NEW Definition of Music Therapy2011Retrieved from http://www.wfmt.info/WFMT/President_presents..._files/President%20presents...5-2011.pdf [Google Scholar])