In recent years, music therapy facilities are increasingly available in several institutions. Leave alone homes and offices where individuals opt for background music to make their working more pleasant and less monotonous, specialized institutional settings have all gone for music interventions along with medical treatments. For example, children in special education, psychiatric patients (e.g., clinics, hospitals etc ), varied patients (e.g., general hospitals, day care centres etc ), elderly (e.g., in geriatric care, hospices and psycho-geriatric facilities), jail inmates (e.g., in the high-walled prisons), students and scholars (e.g., in hostels), patients (e.g., in child developmental centers and in neurological rehabilitation centers) – all are being addressed with appropriate music to bring in harmony and health.

In India. Clinical studies and anecdotal evidence from Music Therapists working individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary professional teams suggest that the sounds of music is an effective therapeutic intervention in the following area.

• For Autism & Related Neurological Disabilities
• For Trauma & Pain Management
• For Stress Reduction
• For Depression
• For Behavioral Correction
• For Sleep Disorders
• For Relaxation
• For Hospices
• For Senior citizens