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Neurologic Music Therapy® in Geelong and Torquay
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Neurologic Music Therapy® in Geelong and Torquay

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – November 4, 2025
A few weeks ago, the NDIA announced that after a rigorous review, music therapy has been retained in the NDIS…

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australia, funding, geelong, music therapy, ndia, ndis, torquay, victoria


It’s been a bit quiet around here, lately!
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It’s been a bit quiet around here, lately!

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – July 16, 2025
You may have noticed it’s been a little quiet on the blog lately. I wanted to share a quick update…

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ndia, ndis, update


Famous songs with surprisingly few (or easy) chords
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Famous songs with surprisingly few (or easy) chords

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – February 26, 2025
One of my favourite things to hear at work as a Registered Music Therapist is: "No way!! How is it…

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easy, guitar chords


Music therapy and MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
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Music therapy and MS (Multiple Sclerosis)

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – February 17, 2025
This article examines how music therapy can improve mood, motivation, emotional status, and cognitive functions in clients with multiple sclerosis…

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ammt, cognition, emotion, memory, mood, motiviation, mpc, ms, multiple sclerosis, nmt


Music therapy improves motor skills in clients with cerebral palsy
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Music therapy improves motor skills in clients with cerebral palsy

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – December 15, 2024
This study evaluated the impact of music therapy on motor movements for clients with cerebral palsy. It used a range…

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cerebral palsy, dexterity, function, motor, nmt, sensorimotor, strength, TIMP


Music therapy is an effective all-round therapy for people with Parkinson’s Disease
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Music therapy is an effective all-round therapy for people with Parkinson’s Disease

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – December 6, 2024
This article is a systematic review evaluating results from peer-reviewed articles from 2015-2020. It is a slightly longer blog post…

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cognition, communication, emotional, motor, nmt, parkinsons, social


Music therapy improves speech/language and wellbeing in clients with aphasia
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Music therapy improves speech/language and wellbeing in clients with aphasia

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – September 19, 2024
This article examines the impact of music therapy on people experiencing lost or damaged language ability. It excludes "primary progressive"…

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aphasia, mit, nmt, wellbeing


Collaborative and improvisational music therapy increases emotional expression and wellbeing in autistic people
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Collaborative and improvisational music therapy increases emotional expression and wellbeing in autistic people

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – May 6, 2024
Improvisational music therapy increases wellbeing in autistic people. In this study, researchers reconnected with two autistic people who had participated…

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autism, emotion, expression, improvisation, mental health, wellbeing


Music therapy increases emotional expression and sociability, and reduces aggression, in clients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, or bipolar disorder. 
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Music therapy increases emotional expression and sociability, and reduces aggression, in clients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, or bipolar disorder. 

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – March 11, 2024
This study analysed videos to establish the impact of music therap of adult participants living with either schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or…

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bipolar, canberra, music therapy, schizoaffective, schizophrenia


Music makes anti-seizure medication more effective
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Music makes anti-seizure medication more effective

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – February 28, 2024
CW: Testing on animals Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Well, spare a thought for the…

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epilepsy, mozart, seizure


Playing instruments combats cognitive decline as we age
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Playing instruments combats cognitive decline as we age

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – February 5, 2024
… and your choice of instrument affects the brain in different ways. This article examined the impact of musical engagement…

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alzheimers, cognition, dementia, memory, neuroplasticity


Making up music together improves depression
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Making up music together improves depression

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – November 27, 2023
Musical interaction in music therapy is an effective treatment for depression It is already known that client-therapist rapport is a…

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depression, improvisation, musicking


Music therapy re-routes speech pathways and reactivates areas of the brain that control speech.
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Music therapy re-routes speech pathways and reactivates areas of the brain that control speech.

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – October 30, 2023
Today's blog post is in celebration of neurologic music therapy (NMT) and its role in speech rehabilitation in patients with…

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aphasia, neurologic music therapy, nmt, speech, stroke


Music therapy improves cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Music therapy improves cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – October 9, 2023
This article examines the impact of music therapy on cognitive function in people with Alzheimer's disease. Importantly, they noted that…

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alzheimers, cognition, language, memory


Music therapy promotes emotional skills in adolescents
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Music therapy promotes emotional skills in adolescents

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – October 2, 2023
This article examined whether music therapy promotes emotional skills in adolescents with a mental health condition, and whether those skills…

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2023, adolescents, emotion, improvisation


Music therapy for children with ADHD
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Music therapy for children with ADHD

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – August 13, 2023
One of the music therapy goals I frequently find myself writing is "to increase confidence through the acquisition of a…

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adhd, audhd, children, music therapy


Music therapy improves walking after a stroke through auditory-motor entrainment
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Music therapy improves walking after a stroke through auditory-motor entrainment

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – August 6, 2023
This study found walking was markedly improved through the use of music after a stroke. The principle is that musical…

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2023, gait, neurologic music therapy, neurorehabilitation, stroke


Music therapy is shown to develop peer relationships, develop the self, and develop sociocultural identity in young autistic adults.
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Music therapy is shown to develop peer relationships, develop the self, and develop sociocultural identity in young autistic adults.

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – August 2, 2023
This article examined music therapy in the Nordoff-Robbins tradition in young adult autistic* clients. It interviewed clients about their experiences…

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2023, adults, autism, identity, nordoff-robbins, relationships


Welcome to the Micro-Blog!
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Welcome to the Micro-Blog!

SoundEffectMusicTherapy – July 31, 2023
My name is Sarah Grey and I'm a Registered Music Therapist (RMT), Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT), and performing musician in…

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Sarah Grey is a registered member of the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the World Federation of Music Therapy.
The AMTA is a member of Allied Health Professionals Australia (AHPA) and the National Association of Self-Regulating Health Professions (NASRHP).

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