Great question, and the answer is: absolutely. Music therapists don't just use the music to evoke positive change. The therapeutic relationship is very important. Using live music allows the music therapist to be flexible with a number of the musical elements, such as tempo, style, dynamics, key center...All around, the research tends to show that live music is most therapeutic.

Wow you can jam with gloves on!

Great

Is there any notable difference between having the music played live and giving them access to recorded music?