Music therapy is one of the treatments based on evidence that helps humans to deal with several disorders. This therapy includes all types of musical instruments, moving to music, creating music with a variety of musical instruments, singing, etc. Patients respond to this therapy
This article elucidates music and its avail to pass out our despondency.
What is music therapy?
Music therapy is the clinical use of music with evidence-based to accomplish individuals’ goals to reduce stress, improve mood and confidence.
Music therapists use people’s interaction during the therapy which is immensely important. Music therapy may assist one person in various ways such as physically, spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically.
History and origins of music therapy
People have made music as a part of their life back to a thousand years ago. According to experts people’s expression of mode and emotion through music is very deeply rooted.
The music therapy we currently understand starts after the world war ।।. When both the professionals and amateurs went to all the veterans hospitals for uncountable veterans suffering from both emotional and physical pain from the war’s trauma. They notice all the patients’ responses to music . which led them to hire more musicians. After that the professional field of music therapy developed in the world.
Now there are many music therapies invented around the world. And these professions included many people. Music therapists also work in different kinds of places like education, private care etc.
Music therapy can help with
People with disorders describes below can get the benefits of music therapy:
- Anxiety or stress
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Emotional dysregulation
- Chronic pain
- Autism
- Headaches
- Mood swing
- Trauma
- Trouble with movement
- Respirational problems
- Cardiac conditions
Music therapy helps with anxiety
Music therapy can reduce our anxiety or feeling of stress, according to many studies. It can also work with cancer patients. Cancer patients are now undergoing surgeries. Not only people with cancer, people with blood pressure can get the benefit of music therapy.
Some evidence also suggests that people who undergo music therapy now feel their anxiety level decrease with this therapy. So this study shows us that music therapy could be a convenient way of reducing stress, anxiety or depression.
Music affects the amount of stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol, that the body releases, and reducing these hormones can help relieve symptoms of anxiety.
It helps with depression
According to many studies, music therapy can reduce peoples depression by reducing the symptoms of depression.
Music can also release dopamine. Dopamine is a kind of hormone which makes people happy, feels good. Listening to music also releases endorphins. Endorphins are also a kind of hormone that can make our mood happy and relieve pain.
Before music therapy
A music therapist can strengths the persons by discussing some skills or abilities of the patients such as:
- Social functioning
- Communication skill
- Trauma history
- Mental and intellectual skills
- Perceptual skills
- Trauma triggers
- Musical skills or musical background etc.
A music therapist also should ask about the patients any skills related to music. It helps him to set a goal for the patients to get the result soon.
During music therapy
During music therapy there are some task a patients can do with the help of his or her music therapist, such as:
- Sing music: during this therapy a patins can sing a song. Just to make the situation more comfortable.
- Listen to music: while listening to music, enjoying the lyrics is also helpful.
- Discuss about the lyrics: a patient can discuss the lyrics and its meaning to his or her therapists.
- Also create music: during the session a patient can write lyrics on his own and also compose it.
- Play instruments: during the therapy there will be many music instruments. So a patient can take an instrument like guitar and play on his own.
After the therapy
After this therapy, the therapist’s duty is to evaluate the effectiveness of the music therapy. After that he will determine the goal of this therapy whether it is met or not.
Music therapy also works in children
Music therapy is not only for adults with many diseases but also for children. Children can get the help of music in various ways. Such as:
- encourages creative play
- Improves their concentration.
- Improves coordination in works
- Improves their communication skills
- Build self esteem
- Builds resilience
- Improve their language skills
- Learns manu fun ways to express their feelings
- Strengths their relationship with family
- Increase their self-awareness
Music therapy has a lot to do for people with various diseases.
Music therapy can help with many mental issues but it is not a cure for this. It is an effective tool to reduce the pain or feeling of anxiety, depression etc.
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Writer –
Rubaiya Begum
Intern, content writing department
YSSE