Music Therapy SGH

Music therapy is the use of evidence-based music interventions by a credentialed music therapist to improve health outcomes within a therapeutic relationship. Methods of Music Therapy encompass receptive, re-creative, compositional, and improvisational techniques.

What Happens in Music Therapy?

At Singapore General Hospital's (SGH) Art Therapy and Music Therapy unit, Music Therapists assess the needs of patients to establish individualised goals and utilise Music Therapy interventions accordingly.

These goals include:

optimising neuro-rehabilitation objectives (e.g., vocalisation, gait training, endurance, etc.)managing pain in patients with cancer, and patients in the SGH Burns Centre
increasing cognition in patients with dementia
enhancing arousal in patients with disorders of consciousness
promoting normalisation for babies in the Neonatal ICU
providing psycho-emotional support and/or Music Legacy Work for ICU and/or palliative care patients.

In conclusion, music therapy aims to promote quality of life of patients and their family members.

Our Music Therapists are professionally certified and have undergone at least a Bachelor's Degree and advanced post-graduate training to ensure the highest quality of care and expertise in Music Therapy interventions.

Our Team

Stephanie Chan, Senior Music Therapist

BMus Music Therapy

Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC), Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT)

Estelle Ng, Music Therapist

MA Music Therapy

Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC), Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT)

Get in Touch

For inquiries and callbacks, please call the SGH General Helpline at (65) 6222 3322.