“…It is perhaps then not surprising to find that in the smaller population of paediatric palliative care, there is a greater paucity of evidence surrounding the role and impact of music therapy (Daveson, 1999;Duffy & Fuller, 2000;Ibberson, 1996;Knapp et al, 2009;Lindenfelser, Grocke & McFerran, 2008;McFerran & Hogan, 2005). Evidence gathering is challenging due to small sample sizes and the complex ethical issues that present themselves when researching this palliative care population (Black & Penrose Thompson, 2012).…”