Music in social work and care is an increasingly significant communication phenomenon. With this book and the guiding thesis 'Everyone can make music', it rises from its shadowy existence as a music discipline into a vibrant dimension for all. The author first seeks to clarify the question 'What is music?'. Then, the question of musical talent and the mistaken assumption of being unmusical is raised. All our musical preferences are shaped by socialization and thus are culturally dependent. A gigantic music industry exerts a lasting influence on this. An often underappreciated significance of music lies in its function and effect on people with dementia. Selected practical examples from the fields of social work and care illustrate music as a means to activate self-healing powers and as a bridge between the old and the young. Against this backdrop, music becomes an indispensable module in the curriculum of social, health, and care-related degree programs.