Typically showing fleeting relatedness in early sessions, here, in our 12th meeting, this 5-year old autistic child is more at ease and willing to sit next to his therapist as he plays piano, vocalizes, and moves in time to the blues-inflected music that he loves. (with Yuriko Takada, co-therapist)

In this special segment, you can view the ways in which  a group of young children become more engaged and social through music therapy group experiences.  (With music therapists Michele Ritholz & Sunyoung Park.)

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A few minutes into his first music therapy session with Alla Braverman and Michele Ritholz, an 83-year-old man diagnosed with dementia appears withdrawn, perhaps sad, making no eye contact. The gentle improvised music at first reflects his mood. New music is then created to invite his active engagement on a resonator bell.

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