Music Therapy After Stroke (Subacute Phase)
The goal of this longitudinal, single-subject study is to investigate the role of motivation in music therapy for stroke patients within the subacute phase, who experience upper limb and/or attention deficits. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does music therapy increase patient's motivation to rehabilitate?
Do increases in motivation correlate with functional improvements, in particular upper limb and/or attention skills?

Participants will receive up to 9 music therapy sessions within 3-5 weeks, with functional assessments before and after each period. Each participant serves as their own comparison: researchers will compare a period with standard care only (control phase) to a period with music therapy plus standard care (intervention phase), the order of which will be randomized in advance.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Subjects had their first-ever supratentorial stroke between 2 weeks and up to 6 months before enrolment Paretic upper limb and/or attention/ concentration problems Ability to communicate in Dutch or English  Exclusion Criteria:  Severe (global) aphasia paralysis of upper limb severe cognitive decline (MMSE <24) - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult