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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Merriam Webster defines music as sounds that are sung by voices or played on musical instruments‚ written or printed symbols showing how music should be played or sung‚ and the art or skill of creating or performing music. Merriam Webster also defines Therapy as the treatment of physical or mental illnesses. When these two activities are brought together we create music therapy. This is defined as therapy based on engagement in musical activities: the therapeutic use of music (as to reduce anxiety
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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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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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2012 How Does Music Therapy Affect Patient’s Psychological and Physiological Well-being? Many countries that you can travel to‚ have their own style of music that makes up their culture‚ which is incorporated into their lifestyles. Music was not only created around the world for enjoyment‚ but has been used as a form of comfort‚ a stress reliever‚ and a healer (“What Is Music Therapy?”). According to the American Cancer Society‚ in their Find and Support Treatment section‚ music therapy was developed
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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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Mohr 1 Music Therapy at The College of Wooster I chose to research music therapy because it is a unique career that would allow me to enjoy music and use the appreciation I have for music to help people. As Jodie Picoult once said “Music therapy‚ to me‚ is music performance without the ego. It’s not about entertainment as much as it’s about empathizing. If you can use music to slip past the pain and gather insight into the workings of someone else’s mind‚ you can begin to fix a problem.”. The purpose
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Music’s therapeutic effects have been observed since ancient times‚ though; the clinical practice of music therapy became truly widespread during the 1940s‚ when hospitals employed musicians to aid in the treatment of veterans (American Music Therapy Assoc.). Now music therapy has a number of practical applications. For children with autism‚ music therapy allows them to lead a fulfilling life‚ increase communication and social skills‚ reinforce academic skills as well as life skills. ASD is an abbreviation
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