Hospices and Palliative Care

Music therapy offers gentle yet powerful ways to accompany someone in the final stages of life. Music underlies our communication from the day we are born and using it explicitly at the other end of life’s journey provides unique opportunities for comfort, care and celebration. Bespoke playlists, shared listening, legacy songwriting and improvisation are just some of the techniques which can help family members to retain a sense of connection and enable positive experiences. The palliative care phase often prompts reflection and a desire to revisit memories – music therapy can scaffold these explorations compassionately.

Music therapy can…

  • offer opportunities to share memories and celebrate life’s journey
  • help with relaxation and pain management
  • support families during the palliative care phase and through bereavement
  • create opportunities for creative and emotional expression, with or without words.
Two hands clasped together, possibly offering comfort and support.

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