Alison Cole, lead music therapist, sings along with young cancer patients and family that battle cancer. Photo courtesy of Kids Rock Cancer. Music therapy isn’t just one thing. It can sound like a tambourine over a bass guitar rift, or a child singing about how silly they feel. It can even sound like a heartbeat. Anything can be music and, for 15 years, Maryville University Kids Rock Cancer has used music therapy to help young patients cope with cancer.