Music therapy is both a clinical and evidence based use of music that provides an accomplished‚ individualized‚ and therapeutic approach to the treatment of mental disorders in adults ages eighteen to fifty. The use of music in a therapeutic session helps to address the cognitive‚ communicative‚ social‚ and emotional needs of an individual. Treatment in music therapy is based around the influence that music has on the functional changes in a person’s brain and their behavior. The influence of music
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1980s Music The 1980s was a decade where things changed drastically. The music industry in the 1980s experienced major changes mostly due to the political and economic changes‚ and new trends and inventions. In the 1980s‚ America was changed economically and politically. The terrible economy had a huge impact on American people. When president Ronald Reagan took over in 1981‚ the economy was in the worst condition since the Great Depression (Shmoop Editorial Team). Because of the poor
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Corbit 4 Music can be a very important part of many people’s lives. No matter who a person is they most likely can not say that they do not like any type of music‚ there is something out there for everyone. The censorship of music should be re-evaluated because the impact of lyrics can be both positive and negative‚ the artist of said music have certain rights‚ and in most cases‚ the music itself is not the cause of issues in teens schooling. At least 40% of kids in the U.S. listen to music at least
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Music is having rhythm‚ melody‚ or harmony. Music is a learning‚ a therapy‚ and teaching tool. Music adjusts our moods‚ and used throughout our lives. To lead a healthy life‚ we need to add in music. Whether playing it‚ listening to it‚ or using it. Music is therapy because of its positive changes in human behavior. The therapy consist of singing‚ playing instruments‚ moving to music‚ and listening to music. This builds your communication skills‚ motor skills and emotional development. Music comes
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Music‚ a defining aspect of Human culture for centuries‚ is influenced heavily by the social institutions of the time. This can be most evident in “pop”‚ short for “popular”‚ music. Music is a demonstrative language of culture. It tells a story‚ conveys ideas‚ opinions‚ and emotions of life experiences. Music has the power to link generations. In recent history such themes include Jazz and blues‚ the Big Band era‚ country‚ rap‚ and various other genres of music. Each of these classes of music are
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I am doing my end of the semester paper on Jazz music. Jazz was created in the twentieth century and was said that it was‚ “created to bring people together.” Jazz was also known in many cities around the time of the jazz age‚ but the city that was known as the birthplace of jazz was New Orleans. There are many important names that people still know today from the jazz ages. One important name during the jazz age was Louis Armstrong is known for many Jazz songs like “What a Wonderful World”‚ “When
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Western Music dates back from 1200 BC. We can divide each major element of Western Music into periods. Some of the major periods of Western Music consist of Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic‚ and Modern Music. Each period contributed key elements that have influenced the formation of music. These key periods helped form the musical geniuses;Bach‚ Beethoven‚Mozart‚Verdi‚ and Copland. The Baroque period lasted from 1600-1750. The two best known Baroque composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and George
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Music therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to improve the physical and cognitive state of a patient. The specialized music therapist has one main goal with their client‚ to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a professional. ("American Music Therapy Association." What Is Music Therapy. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.) Music therapy can help reduce muscle tension‚ decrease anxiety‚ and help improve self-image
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in its most basic form‚ is defined as “music that includes qualities such as swing‚ improvising‚ group interaction‚ developing an ’individual voice’‚ and being open to different musical possibilities‚” by Travis Jackson‚ a Professor of American Music. Improvisation‚ being the key element in every type of jazz‚ must be present for a piece to be considered jazz music. This element turns jazz musicians into composers and is essential to jazz styles of music. Another thing unique to jazz is its approach
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Country music There are several factors that come together to create what we know as country music today. The most important are dialect and regionalisms‚ the style of singing‚ Dialect and Regionalisms‚ and most importantly‚ the instruments. One of the more important traits of the country sound was the dialect and regionalisms‚ specifically the regional southern accent. The early country singers naturally retained in their Songs not only their accent but their dialect as well with such words as “a-goin’
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