Segments - Music Therapy Market by Type (Receptive and Active), Application (Traumatic, Chronic Pain, Substance Abuse Disorder, and Neurodevelopment Disorder), End-user (School, Hospital, Rehabilitation Center, and Prison & Jail), and Region (Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa) - Global Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast 2023 – 2031
The global music therapy market size was USD 2.6 Mn in 2022 and is likely to reach USD 5.28 Mn by 2031, expanding at a CAGR of 9.4% during 2023–2031. The market growth is attributed to the rising awareness of the health benefits of music therapy.
Music therapy is a clinical approach used to aid the individual’s health issues. Wide range of mental and physical health issues, including depression, substance abuse, traumatic disorder, anxiety, and other has shown a positive response to music therapy treatment.
Music therapy is a form of discipline that aims to identify the goals of treatment and is termed to be a natural treatment that cures the individual’s health issues by tuning the emotions to the music. The sessions of music therapy are often taken one-on-one.
Types of music therapy, such as singing, listening, composing music, and playing instruments, are said to be efficient and effective techniques that help individuals to improve physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
Motivation, increasing joy, developing healthy coping skills, and enhancing communication are some of the benefits offered by music therapy. Effective coping mechanisms for a mental health issue is needed worldwide for the people affected by conflicts, violence, and natural catastrophes.
The market report finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has moderately impacted the global music therapy market. Music therapy practice in the hospital, rehabilitation centers, prisons & jails, changed considerably. The music therapy market declined during the first wave of COVID-19, however, by the end of the second wave, it gradually increased.
The pandemic to some extent also shed a positive light on the music therapy market by demonstrating the importance of mental health in the workplace and the essentials of music therapy treatment provision for employees.
Growing demand for music therapy as an effective treatment, owing to the rising awareness among the population. Music therapy has ample benefits such as it reduces the stress hormone by 25%, reducing the discomforts of the patient post-surgery, and helping them to recover with less discomfort. This factor drives the demand for the market by making music therapy an effective treatment.
Music therapy serves as an effective treatment for self-expression that enables individuals to engage with encouraging and positive emotions. Music therapy is said to be an active treatment for various mental and physical health issues.
Music therapy is not considerably taught in medical institutes and psychology classes, which lessens the awareness and limits the availability of qualified music therapists. Moreover, the lack of insurance coverage for music therapy is anticipated to hinder market growth during the forecast period.
Growing access to innovations, rising number of patients, and provider vitality are the factors that create opportunities and increase the demand for music therapy services among businesses. Individual client service by music therapists has rapidly increased and in regions such as North America and Europe.
The field of music therapy and business is merging globally, with the help of new technological innovations. According to SkyQuest one-third of music therapists are operating their own businesses, while one in five works as a consultant or employee in an organization.
Technology is helping businesses and individuals to deliver cost-effective sessions through online mode and is the key priority for 43% of businesses. Increasing usage of acoustic guitars in treatment sessions is one of the major trends fueling the market demand for music therapy.
Guitar is an acoustic instrument that can replicate the sound of drums and pianos and are at an affordable price range. A simulation that is gained by playing or listening to acoustic guitars is said to have therapeutic benefits.
Guitar is a portable instrument that enables the music therapist to have mobility in a setting while being close to the patient. It helps the music therapist to enhance the treatment session by connecting with the patient.
The report on the global music therapy market includes an assessment of the market, trends, segments, and regional markets. Overview and dynamics have also been included in the report.
Attributes |
Details |
Report Title |
Music Therapy Market - Global Industry Analysis, Growth, Share, Size, Trends, and Forecast |
Base Year |
2022 |
Historic Data |
2020 – 2021 |
Forecast Period |
2023–2031 |
Segmentation |
Type (Receptive and Active), Application (Traumatic, Chronic Pain, Substance Abuse Disorder, and Neurodevelopment Disorder), and End-user (School, Hospital, Rehabilitation Center, and Prison & Jail) |
Regional Scope |
Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa |
Report Coverage |
Company Share, Market Analysis and Size, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, and Trends, and Revenue Forecast |
Key Players Covered in the Report |
Boise Music Therapy Company; Heart and Harmony Music Therapy; Coast Music Therapy; NeuroRhythm Music Therapy Services, LLC; WB Music Therapy, LLC; The Music Therapy Center of California; MusicWorx Inc; and American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) |
Based on type, the music therapy market is bifurcated into receptive and active. The receptive segment is anticipated to hold a key share of the market in the coming years.
The segment growth is further attributed to the rising awareness regarding the health benefits and various options for effective music therapy treatment. The active segment is expected to expand at a significant growth rate during the projected period, due to the increasing demand for acoustic guitars in the treatment session.
Affordable prices and easy access to acoustic guitars encouraged therapists to adopt them as an effective tool. The rapid expansion of meditation centers increased the demand for active music therapy accelerating the market growth.
On the basis of application, the global music therapy market is segregated into traumatic, chronic pain, substance abuse disorder, and neurodevelopment disorders.
The neurodevelopment segment is projected to grow at a significant pace, owing to the increasing awareness of music therapy and its benefits in improving the mental health of the individual. Music therapy activates the parts of the brain that influence memory and other functions which includes decision-making, emotions, movements, and sensory relay driving the music therapy market.
Based on end-user, the global music therapy market is divided into schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and prisons & jails.
The hospital segment is expected to register a robust growth rate during the projection period. World War II is said to be accounted for the establishment of music therapy in American hospitals. The usual treatment of the patient is combined with music therapy and is said to be an essential part of the treatment plan.
The school segment is anticipated to hold a key share of the market in the coming years. The segment growth is further attributed to the rising trend of music therapy among youngsters for relieving stress, which boosts the growth of the music therapy industry across the world.
The traumatic segment is anticipated to generate a major revenue share in the global music therapy market. The usual treatment of the patients is now being combined with music therapy, which shows effective recovery and is said to be a valuable part of dealing with traumatic situations. These factors are expected to fuel market growth.
In terms of region, the global music therapy market is classified as Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa.
The market in Asia Pacific is projected to expand at a significant growth rate, due to the increasing importance and awareness of music therapy among individuals. Music therapy is one of the fast-growing professions worldwide as the demand for music therapy has increased rapidly over the past decade.
Services of music therapy are also been delivered in outpatient settings that drive the regional market of music therapy. North America is anticipated to dominate the market during the forecast period, owing to the increasing number of hospitals practicing music therapy extensively.
Music therapy is involved in the psychotherapy and usual treatment plan of the patients which tends to show speedy recovery of the patients and is one of the major factors that drive the music therapy market.
The global music therapy market has been segmented on the basis of
Key players competing in the global music therapy market share are Boise Music Therapy Company; Heart and Harmony Music Therapy; Coast Music Therapy; NeuroRhythm Music Therapy Services, LLC; WB Music Therapy, LLC; The Music Therapy Center of California; MusicWorx Inc; and American Music Therapy Association (AMTA).
These major companies adopt various business development strategies including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, collaboration, product launches, and production capacity expansion to expand their consumer base and enhance their market share.