Music is used in a variety of different ways. Some are very simple and logical, many others are creative and complex. Music is used to give emphasis to movies and advertisements, commercials and TV shows. Music is also used to express feelings and to communicate ideas and thoughts, without the barrier of language. People who cannot understand a language, can respond to music by singing, dancing, beating on a drum, in whatever way; people respond to music, and they like it (Weiss). A song may mean totally different things to different people with their own preferences and cultures. Show a popular piece of music to two different people and without a doubt, their interpretations and views of the song will almost never be exactly the same (if you need more sources this would be an EASY one to find a quote/reference to). The same song in the U.S. may be interpreted the same way in Germany, or Japan, or it may be interpreted in a different way. This is the great thing about music it is all relative to one’s personal views and preferences. Meaning that music is the universal language to speak with and through, allowing for the ultimate tool to both express feelings and to interpret other’s feelings. One more use of music, and possibly one of the most underutilized ways is to heal. Musical healing has been used for millennia with positive results. (Again…it would be super easy to pop a date in here and reference a source). Utilized by the very first shamans who practiced the change in consciousness to make contact with the spiritual realm. Music therapy has healed wounds both physical and mental and has been proven effective against many forms of diseases (Reiser). In Ancient Egypt, physicians sang scripture in curative tones. Witch Doct...
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Music has been around since the very beginning of time. The human body flows in a rhythmic syncopation. Music is used to change one’s mood and to inspire those who open their minds. It has the potential to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s disease. Humans, of every culture and society, function with a type of rhythmic music. As humans, we are hard wired to respond to music (Mannes). The human brain responds to music in such a way that the brain becomes more open to new rhythms, ideas, and values. Music has the power to take over the human body. This makes it easier to overcome conflict and change the ideals of somebody while using music (The Power of Music).
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Music therapy can liberate victims of Parkinson’s disease and strokes from their uncontrollable tremors or incapacity to move at all. Therapists can have patients listen to music or produce music, stimulating the brain cells connections in the motor cortex to rewire. The motor cor...
In the previous studies mentioned before, mostly all participants were aged between 18 to 30 years old. An interesting and different study conducted by Satoh, M., Ogawa, J., Tokita, T., Nakaguchi, N., Nakao, K., Kida, H., & Tomimoto, H (2014), focuses on the effects of music on physical exercise in normal elderly people. This study involved 119 subjects that age between 65-84 years old. 39 subjects were the control group and 40 subjects performed physical exercises for once in a week with professional trainers (each exercise lasted for one hour) with music. It is worthy to mention that their practice continued for one year. Furthermore, the rest of participants performed the same exercise without music. MRIs were performed prior and after each exercise; medial temporal lobe atrophy was also assessed by using Voxel-based Specific Regional analysis system for Alzheimer 's Disease (VSRAD). This study suggests that physical exercise of elderly people combined with music was improved. Furthermore, they also suggest that music improved the overall cognitive function (cerebral activities such as reasoning and memory) of the participant. This is due to the stimulation of the parietal lobes by music and by the somatosensory inputs from physical exercise (Satoh et al., 2014). A damage or injury to the parietal lobes can result to low or impaired movement coordination (Bailey, 2016). The above findings
Music therapy, while oddly unconventional, is an extraordinary alternative to modern medical treatment. Music is found in all aspects of life, from the heartbeat of an infant to the gait of an adult. Music therapy has been around much longer than most people are aware. Music therapists have not always had a degree. Even the most fundamental forms of human civilization had so called healers or shaman, who would heal by singing or chanting. In recent years, music therapy has taken on a much larger and thus controversial role in modern medicine. Due to the thought that it is an ineffective form of treatment, and thus a waste of money, many people are not in favor of it. With more and more studies being completed, music therapy has more scientific
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