ABSTRACT
MUSIC can be used to mobilize resources in the service of health, wellbeing, and development. This is something humans have “always” known and acted upon. The idea that music can help has been cultivated over millennia in a range of cultural contexts. Since World War II professional music therapists have gradually developed a body of research-based literature to refine this idea and to support the development of professional music therapy practice. Traditionally, the literature on professional music therapy has focused on problems and solutions as they relate to individuals. The dominating view in modern music therapy, as in many other health-related disciplines, has been that therapists work with individuals and their pathology, often in clinical settings.
