Music Therapy and Movement Music therapy programs with older adults can incorporate movement experiences. The stimuli of rhythm, harmony, familiar melody and instrumentation are all motivating forces and help encourage the older person to move to music. Often sensory stimulation beyond eating and drinking is missing from the lives of older adults who are hospitalised or in nursing homes. Playing instruments, singing familiar songs, moving to music and song writing provide opportunities for response, initiation and enjoyment. Awareness of independence may promote a person's self esteem.
Older adults can often suffer from depression.
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