Living Healthy Together

S1E42 - Can Music Improve Your Health? The Science Behind Music Therapy

Published: July 17, 2026

Duration: 26:18

Can music improve your health? Decades of research suggests the answer is ‘Yes’. 

Explore the growing field of music therapy and the remarkable ways music is being used as a clinical tool to support healing, reduce anxiety, manage pain and improve quality of life. Board-certified music therapists Maggie Connors, MT-BC, and Danica Cunningham, MT-BC, of Golisano Children’s Hospital at UVM Health explain how evidence-based music interventions are helping pediatric patients navigate medical procedures, cope with hospitalization, regulate emotions and reconnect with a sense of normalcy during some of life’s most challenging moments. 

You’ll learn how...