16/11/2025
🎬✨ Just watched a powerful new film that follows the work of a board-certified music therapist in an aged-care facility in the U.S. — and wow, it beautifully captures what qualified, registered music therapists do every day. Even though it’s set in America, the message is universal and so relevant to our own communities and public health systems.
This film shows the real impact of music therapy for older adults living with **dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions**. It highlights something we see again and again:
🎵 **When language fades, music remains.**
Even as the brain’s language networks go offline due to dementia, the musical processing network often stays intact. Through music, people can reconnect with themselves and others in ways that spoken words can’t reach.
The documentary shows moments of:
❤️ **Deep and meaningful connection**
💬 **Communication without needing speech**
😊 **A sense of identity and voice**
🤝 **Belonging instead of isolation**
Music therapists don’t just “play songs.” They use evidence-based, clinical techniques to help people access memories, regulate emotions, maintain motor function, and feel seen, heard, and valued.
This film is a reminder of how *essential* music therapists are — not only in aged care but across the entire community and public health system. Their work brings dignity, meaning, and connection to people at a time in life when so much is slipping away.
If you get a chance to see it, do. It’s a beautiful tribute to the power of music therapy and the people who use it to change lives. 🎶💙
https://www.pbs.org/video/something-changed-in-the-room-zukcic/?source=social&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwOGWNpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5CGNhbGxzaXRlAjI1AAEeVi9BRhkH5x7gn3WLPCwlvwRaeXgIPSc0VuHmHPFT8fLPgApZZYyJ2wy08mo_aem_ZDUemm5j3jDi05teORKd
Join a board-certified music therapist as she helps seniors navigate the many hurdles of aging.
