She married William A. Robson, a British academic who became an early and influential scholar of public administration at the London School of Economics, in the year 1929. In that same year she became a British citizen. The couple had three children.
She founded the Society of Music Therapy and Remedial Music in 1958, (later renamed the British Society for Music Therapy), and, in 1967, initiated Britain's first music therapy training program at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.Aigen, K. (2005). Being in music: foundations of Nordoff-Robbins music therapy. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.
She also promoted music therapy around the world. Alvin visited Japan in 1967 and 1969, sharing theory and practice with Japanese music therapy pioneers.
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