Music Therapy

Music is an important part of daily life, people commonly use music to do or made daily activities; for example when they’re cooking a meal, taking a shower, or folding the laundry. For this reason and many others, music is often linked to mood; we know that a certain song can make us feel happy, sad, energetic, or relaxed,  because music can have such an impact on a person’s mindset and well-being.

With this affirmative points, It is not a surprise that music therapy has been studied for use in managing numerous medical conditions. Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions with a therapeutic objective to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. the specialist in this area realize a diagnosis to catch the different needs of each patient. Then,  the qualified music therapist provides the indicated treatment including creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music.

Some of the benefits of this therapeutic context are:

•  Patients' abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives.
• Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words.
• All forms of music may have therapeutic effects, although music from one's own culture may be most effective
• It can help us with some special cases, for example: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), dementia, depression or depressive disorder, sleep quality, infant development, etc.

We need to be careful because just as certain music can help induce relaxation and peaceful states, other music may cause agitation. For example, classical music has been found to cause comfort and relaxation while rock music may lead to discomfort.

On therapeutic ways music may be used with guided imagery to produce altered states of consciousness that help uncover hidden emotional responses and stimulate creative insights. other uses are:

• Music in the classroom to aid children in the development of reading and language skills.
• Music to create a different environment in a specific situation, as a physical exercise  class, a test, a hospital, etc.

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