As the patient gains trust in the therapist, they allow the therapist to carry out more musical activities in their sessions. There are numerous activities that a music therapist can plan for the patient to be involved with. All the songs that are selected to use during the session are done by the therapist. The therapist chooses the songs for the patient by finding unique songs that will specifically help the patient. Music isn't the only part of these therapy sessions that change.
Music therapists have different goals for different patients.
The goals that the patient must reach change depending on the reason they need music therapy. An example of a goal would be a significant change in behavior. The therapist would try to make the patient learn self-control. Music therapy also helps to improve the physical, psychological and emotional levels of a person's well being. In the physical level, if a person is undergoing physical therapy, dancing or moving to music may help with their physical therapy as well as the musical therapy.