Music therapy

Human and music are a like a friendship that cannot be separate from one to another and has been driven to our daily life. A quote from philosopher called Plato said that music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, fight to the imagination, and life to everything. From this quote show that music gives us a life and there is an alternative medicine that uses music as a treatment called as music therapy and the therapist called as a music therapist. Music therapy gives a treatment that…

Music Therapy Effectiveness Intensive research studies have proven that music can have an exceptional effect on your mind and body. In fact, several hospitals are even starting to use music therapy to relieve pain, avert anxiety and depression, alleviate muscle tension, along with other various benefits that music therapy carries (Aldridge). In any case, music can benefit anyone. Those who are in good health can use music to ease stress, relax the body, enhance mood, or to go along with an…

Introduction Patients with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should consider music therapy. Although many patients with PTSD are referred to go to cognitive behavioral therapy, (CBT) many people still have symptoms after therapy. The medical community still questions if music therapy works. Should patients with PTSD try music therapy? I would suggest this to patients with PTSD to attempt a different approach of therapy because music tends to draw a safe and welcoming environment that is…

Music therapy is a classification of the treatment arts, which focuses on people needing interventions for chronic diseases and dementias (www.musictherapy.org). Many gerontology specialists of the treatment arts collaborate to develop interventions to reduce patients’ pain, anxiety, clinical depression, and healthcare costs. The practice of music therapy has existed since Antiquity (i.e., Samuel 16:14-23). However, after the First World War, music therapy gained attention when doctors observed…

Music is one of the first sensations that mankind experienced. From ancient religions and tribes to present day, music has been a huge part of worship, culture, and entertainment. Scientists even now believe that music is hardwired into our brains like other creatures for socialization and finding mates. It has inspired millions and fueled world cultures. For the sake of culture, social experiences, and beneficial brain development, band funding in American public schools should not be cut. If…

Music is an experience of emotion, defined as vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. Though it sounds simple by definition, music is so much more. Our souls react to the beats and harmonies and our bodies move uncontrollably as we become excited or emotional over what we hear and feel. The emotions we experience from different styles of musical content vary widely, however one statement remains true, music will always…

Music Therapy: An Effective Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease Music is a universal language that everyone can understand. It has been a way of communicating and joining people of different race, language and cultures together. Many cultures have described music as having healing effects and it is increasingly being used as a clinical intervention to improve quality of life (Kumar et.al, 1999). It provides spiritual, physical, emotional connect, and also healing to the soul. Today, music is more…

As I walked my students into the auditorium we could hear music playing and some students who were already seated were singing along. As the current song came to an end and a few cords of the next song began, the teachers listened in amazement as the 500 students in the audience burst into song. The sweet sound of children’s voices singing, Let it Go (Lopez), warmed the cold room. This performance was not planned or practiced; it started by just a few simple musical notes. The reaction of the…

Music is one of the few universal languages found in nearly every culture and society. Music is not only a fundamental aspect of culture, but has found to have a profound topic in both the body and mind. The current reseach explores music and it’s affect on the body and mind. The overarching thesis of this paper is that music is integral to one’s self concept, and that it can have lasting significant benefits on one’s health and wellness. In the first section of this paper, I will discuss how…

The function of music in music therapy Introduction Review the development of music, music changes along with the development of society which can be called the evolution of music. The place where people come together for any reason has music there: ceremony, funeral, wedding and etc, even though in the early period of music, music just started by some simple and coarse instruments, for example: bone flutes and tree stumps. With the development of times, music as a part of people’s life which is…