The American Music Therapy Association defines music therapy as “the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals” used to “address physical‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and social needs of individuals.” Music therapy began in veteran hospitals during WWI and WWII. Local musicians started to play for the veterans‚ and the positive results became obvious (Music as Medicine‚ para. 2). Music therapy is even mentioned in the Bible as a way to cast out evil spirits
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Music Therapy for Cancer Patients Looking back into history‚ the origin of music is unknown‚ however during ancient times‚ music was originally used as a part of rituals and healing ceremonies. Music was thought to have divine worth that brought balance to the human soul‚ therefore has had significant importance to healing of the body. Music is a part of our everyday lives‚ it is used in expressing our feelings and emotions‚ worship‚ during happy times such as weddings‚ sad times such as funerals
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Kayla Lane February 2‚ 2013 The Effectiveness of Music Therapy Mental illness and depression runs in my family. Doctors are always trying different treatments or experimental medications to help. Some doctors suggest spending time in a mental institution where everything is monitored and group therapy is required. Others suggest several weekly visits to psychologists for one-on-one sessions. Most of the times these sessions are just stressful the entire time and people in my family think it is
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What is music? Music is a composition‚ from the vantage point of a musician is the amalgamation‚ or combination of tone‚ rhythm‚ harmony‚ and melody are all combined to make one uniform sound and also to convey a message to the intended audience along with many other beneficial things such as alleviating stress. What is music therapy? According to an article titled Music Therapy‚ from World of Health‚ “music therapy is the use of music‚ along with other therapies‚ by a trained and credentialed
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What is a Music Therapist? A music therapist helps their clients improve their mental and physical health through musical experiences and techniques. Below explains what a music therapist is and why their work is so important. What is Music Therapy? Music therapy is a clinical and evidence-based discipline that uses musical interventions to overcome barriers and reach individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship between a client and credentialed professional. Music therapy is a well-established
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The healing power of music has existed since the beginning of human civilization. Music has grown to define a person’s values and become an aspect of culture. Such a force has led medical specialists to believe in music therapy as a treatment just like any other drug would be. As a result‚ the music therapeutic field of study has grown over the past decades with support from new findings from extended research. Music therapy should be one of the top treatments for common medical situations‚ such
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Imagery and Music By H.M. This paper provides a brief description of the work of Helen Linquist Bonny. Bonny developed a technique of "music-imaging" known as GIM (Guided Imagery and Music). Bonny wrote that GIM therapy‚ "Created specific music programs‚ which a trained facilitator can use to guide a client." Bonny went on to describe GIM therapy in this way: ". . . the uniqueness of this method lies in the synchronicity of music and imaginative experiences. In this process‚ music plays the
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Music Supported Therapy (MST) is a recently researched intervention in which participants played through a series of increasingly complex musical exercises using electronic drum pads and keyboard. Results from these studies have consistently shown statistically significant improvements for participants’ upper limb function‚ also evidencing neural reorganization using EEG and fMRI. Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance (TIMP) is a Neurologic Music Therapy intervention (NMT) used in neurorehabilitation
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Music therapy in care for dementia Dementia is an extremely common disease among the elderly‚ with 4 million Americans currently suffering from the Alzheimer’s type alone. Figures show that 3% of people between the ages of 65-74 suffer from the disease‚ rapidly increasing to 19% for the 75-84 age bracket‚ and as high as 47% for the over 85s. Therefore‚ it is easy to see why Dementia is such a large part of many people’s lives‚ whether they are suffering from the condition themselves‚ or have
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whether or not we are content with what we decide to do. Therefore‚ we need to know how to effectively interview for a job. (Significance) III. I have been on 6 prior interviews‚ and I have learned through the research that I have done for this speech‚ hold true. (Credibility) IV. Today I will be telling you about the four main steps to follow in preparing for a job interview. (Topic/Purpose) V. I will be discussing how to research the company‚ how to analyze and prepare yourself‚ how
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