Music activates and engages the brain and primes it for learning. This makes it a powerful tool for teaching academic skills and concepts.

Music therapy and speech therapy program in Maine to support children with speech/language and communication challenges.

Marie Miller of Rhythm Strings Music Therapy (Maine) is interviewed on the podcast: Music Therapy Chronicles.

Music therapy: movement and music to engage and activate the brain. Movement to music enhances learning and increases attention.

"(I) didn't understand exactly why music was helping in times of transition or when giving a direction, but it was, and I was fascinated."

Group music therapy in the classroom helps children develop social skills, motor skills, communication, attention and impulse control.