Physical Goals
- Improves fine and gross motor skills
- Improves mobility and coordination of movement
- Enhances visual motor skills
- Improves verbal and communication skills
- Provides means of distraction and temporary relief from pain and discomfort
- Increases relaxation and releases tension in the body
Emotional Goals
- Addresses positive changes in emotional states
- Increases confidence and self-esteem
- Reduces agitation, aggression, stress, anxiety, and depression
- Increases empowerment and control
- Develops coping strategies
Cognitive Goals
- Provides cognitive stimulation to multiple brain areas and neural pathways
- Triggers release of hormones serotonin, oxytocin, and dopamine
- Enhances recall and language skills
- Enhances visual perception and sensory processing
Social Goals
• Promotes community, social interaction, and group cohesion
• Increases awareness to the environment and others
• Enhances social and emotional skills
• Decreases behaviour problems (ie. confusion, agitation, aggression, anxiety)
• Increases attention and focus through the structure in music
• Enhances turn taking, listening, and sharing skills
• Addresses academic and life skills
Spiritual Goals
• Enhances faith and spirituality
• Promotes creative and self expression when verbal and mental abilities may be deteriorating
• Provides support, acknowledgement, and validation of beliefs, values, thoughts, and ideas