Lyrebird Music Therapy

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Are you ready to explore the transformative power of music from the comfort of your own home? Music therapy provides a flexible and enjoyable approach to addressing a range of health needs and goals, from improving motor skills and cognitive development to encouraging emotional expression. Music therapy provides a flexible and enjoyable approach to supporting a wide range of health needs and goals, including the development of motor skills, cognitive functioning, emotional expression, behavioural regulation, trauma recovery, and overall psychological wellbeing.

Lyrebird Music Therapy is a mobile allied health service specialising in evidence-based interventions across the eastern and southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. We target a wide range of outcomes, including cognitive, motor, language, emotional, social, and developmental skills.

Our practice offers bilingual therapy in both English and Spanish, ensuring that we can provide services to a diverse client base. Whether you are seeking individual or group support, our holistic approach is designed to empower individuals, foster personal growth, and promote community participation through the transformative power of music.

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How Music Therapy works

MUSIC AND THE BRAIN

Music stimulates the brain by activating multiple regions, including those responsible for emotion, memory, motor control, and language. Tailored music therapy interventions enhance neuroplasticity, strengthen neural connections, and promote the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, supporting mood regulation, cognitive function, and learning processes.

MUSIC AND DEVELOPMENT

Music therapy can supports holistic development by fostering coordination between the body and mind. Early exposure to music enhances language acquisition, aiding in the recognition of sounds and the meaning of words. Dancing to music promotes motor skill development and encourages self-expression. Additionally, for both children and adults, music plays a vital role in strengthening memory and cognitive abilities.

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MUSIC AND SPEECH

A child with a speech delay or an adult with a brain injury or speech difficulties may have impaired processing in the brain's typical speech centers. However, the right hemisphere, which is responsible for singing, often remains unaffected. A music therapist can strategically utilise music, rhythm, and melody to engage these areas and foster communication.

MUSIC AND MOTOR SKILLS

Music therapy can be a powerful tool for enhancing physical and mental health. Playing a musical instrument engages fine motor skills, muscle memory, and coordination, fostering motor development that can translate to improved abilities in other areas of daily life.

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MUSIC AND EMOTIONS

Music therapy can helps us connect with emotions we may not consciously recognise, regulate emotions, calm mental turbulence, and boost energy levels. Research indicates that music can enhance emotional intelligence, reduce anxiety, and improve decision-making skills.

MUSIC AND CREATIVITY

Music therapy harnesses creativity to facilitate self-expression, emotional exploration, and personal growth, fostering therapeutic outcomes through innovative musical engagement.

NDIS FUNDED

Music therapy is recognised as part of the Allied Health Professions in Australia and is an approved, funded therapy under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

FUN AND SOCIAL

Music therapy enhances social connection, enjoyment, and therapeutic outcomes through interactive, evidence-based musical experiences targeting specific clinical goals.

At Lyrebird Music Therapy, diversity is embraced and celebrated. We warmly welcome people of all cultural backgrounds, races, religions, abilities, genders, and sexual orientations. We acknowledge the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and recognise their families, service providers and their respective communities as well as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we and our members operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging and honour their continued custodianship of the lands, waters, and seas.