ldridge (2000) argued that when structured effectively, music can improve participation, social and emotional skills, decrease behavioral problems and act as a stimulating for recall and language skills of people with dementia. dementia. Additionally, musical interventions have been shown to be an effective alternative to medications and physical restraints for managing behavioral problems associated with dementia. Music therapy was defined by Munro and Mount (1978) as the controlled use of music and its influences on humans to facilitate the physiological, psychological and emotional integration of the individual during the treatment of an illness or disease. of a disability. The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) has defined music therapy as the clinical and evidence-based use of musical interventions to achieve individualized goals (AMTA, 2005). Music group sessions can be formal or informal, using music, singing and/or drumming, with individuals or groups. Music contains many different elements, including rhythm and melody. As a direct result, music accesses different parts of the brain,...