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Background: Music therapists working with families address relationship and interpersonal communication issues. Few controlled studies exist in the literature but a growing body of documented practice is emerging. This study makes a contribution by documenting how music therapy supports mutuality and reciprocity in parent-child interactions.

Objective: This study investigated mutually responsive orientation (MRO) behaviors of young children (aged 3-5) and their family members during music therapy.

Methods: Participants were 4 families with low income and history of maternal depression as common risk factors. Data were collected by videotaping sessions, creating field notes …