In the world there are many illnesses and conditions that need therapy. When people think of therapy they may think of the typical methods: speech, physical, vocational, and behavioral therapy. Most people do not think of music therapy. Music has a high impact on the body and brain. There have been traces of music therapy dating back to the Greek philosophers proving that it has been around longer than many other forms of therapy (Graf). Growing steadily, music therapy is recognized in the 1700s and is more prominent today than it has ever been. As the therapy becomes more well-known, the quality of the therapy gets better because of the high standards, requirements and codes. Music therapy is little-known but it is highly-effective and acceptable. …show more content…
An age group that utilizes music therapy the most is children. Children are patients of music therapy without intent. Infants are sang lullabies to comfort and entertain a baby: music therapy. When infants feel a rhythm they tend to drink more. This helps infants who are premature to gain weight quicker (Graf). As an infant grows into a toddler the incognito therapy continues. Children are involved in music activities such as dancing, singing, and playing instruments. Dancing and playing instruments improves motor skills and singing improves speech. Through these activities some children learn to express themselves; they can release anger or exert …show more content…
Music therapy gives a whole new array of methods to patients. It can help with almost any condition so it is widely used. It is a newer form of therapy but it has dated back to the beginning of time. As the profession has grown so has the curriculum which makes today’s music therapist highly effective. With highly effective therapists, the success rate goes up significantly. Although it is still growing, music therapy is a highly effective and can be applied almost anyway.
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Music therapy in the U.S. on the late 18th century. Although the U.S. started using it in the late 18th century, there is evidence of music being used to heal dating back to ancient times. This evidence is in the form of historical writings of ancient civilizations such as Egypt, China and India. The ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome also have evidence of using music to heal. Music therapy is much different now than how it was originally used in ancient times. Music therapy is also evident in biblical scriptures. Although music therapy is not very well heard of but it can be very useful and beneficial to people in a range of ages and those with health issues. There can be some negative effects but research is being done to help a wider range of people, and for the most part music therapy is a wonderful thing. (Notecard 9)
Music therapy isn’t the same as other therapy. Music therapy uses music to help establish a connection of ...
Music therapy works because of its three fundamentals: the application of systematic thinking through music theory, the creation of an individualized treatment plan, as well as the patie...
Music Therapy is the use of music to treat a range of conditions either physical or mental (Questia, 2017). It can be used to help a range of conditions such as: autism, mental health (for example anxiety and depression), learning disabilities and neuro disabilities (British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT), 2017). This could be proven useful due to its variety of conditions it can help with, it is a very different idea to help people and music in general is very enjoyable and uplifting. It can also be useful for it is a way people can express themselves, there are many cases in which people do not know how to communicate with others or do not like talking about their conditions or how they feel and communication is very important. However,
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In summary, it is very reasonable to determine that music therapy has been a pronounced development. It has aided an abundance of people with dealing with all sorts of different issues they are faced with in everyday life; from emotional issues to illnesses. However, music therapy is not for everyone. There are many different types of therapies available for patients to choose from if they feel if music therapy isn’t for
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Children of every age and grade can benefit from music therapy. Music therapy supports children emotionally, socially and with their cognitive abilities; while involving the “use of behavioral, developmental,
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In order to understand why the use of music therapy is growing, one must know what exactly music therapy is. Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. Music therapy also provides avenues for communicati...
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