Adolescents

The adolescent years offer valuable opportunities for growth and connection amidst significant developmental changes. Given teenagers' inherent attraction to music, they can readily engage in this intervention, encountering profound expression, heightened self-awareness, and emotional release.

A music therapist can provide live music interventions that:

• Enable the expression, sharing, and acknowledgment of emotions.

• Utilize adolescent-focused techniques, such as listening to pre-composed lyrics, engaging in

• life narrative songwriting, incorporating movement, and creating genre-specific music tailored to their preferences.

• Induce relaxation in teenagers, positively impacting both physiological and emotional well-

• being.

• Establish a connection with the individual's mood, ensuring they feel recognized and heard.