How It Works: Music Therapy

"I think that music itself is a cure - it is a human explosive expression - this is all we are impressed - no matter what culture comes from, everyone likes music" (Bilibol). Most listeners may not have the same music technology experience as Billy Joel, but it is easy to see how it affects their daily lives. Music has the ability to transform us into a symphony that will welcome us when we feel depressed, return you to valuable memories and make silence cry.

How does music therapy work? As explained in the previous article about the physiological response of music, music can alleviate anxiety and stress by affecting heart rate, breathing and promoting endorphin release. But as we have discovered, music can also help restore previously memorized memories. A recent study by Brown University School of Public Health has suggested that the use of music therapy for long-term sanatorium residents with Alzheimer's disease is associated with a decrease in anxiety drugs and an improvement in the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia . The music therapy program, music and memory used in this study provides the patient with a personalized listening device with their favorite music playlists. If you want to know more about music and memory, the show will be on display in the documentary "Alive Inside" awarded in 2014.

Teresa Lesiuk is an assistant professor of music therapy at the University of Miami and is studying the influence of music listening on performance. According to Dr. Lesiuk's research, people listening to music runs tasks faster than those who do not, and has better ideas. When we think about classical music, composers such as Bach, Vivaldi and Handel will appear in our minds. In one study, 7 out of 8 radiologists discovered that baroque music enhanced the feeling and attention of work. If you are looking for where to start from, try Vivaldi's fast tempo "four seasons".

Music therapy sounds wonderful. But is it effective? The research theme surrounding music therapy continues to increase; see the report of music therapy specialty magazine. You can also learn more about music therapy, including accessing the American Music Therapy Association and finding qualified therapists.

Founded in 1998, the American Music Therapy Association is an alliance between the American Music Therapy Association and the National Music Therapy Association. Its purpose is to support the therapeutic use of music in hospitals, education and communities. Currently, AMTA has established academic programs at universities and universities, locations of clinical training, and standards for professional registration of music therapists. AMTA members comply with strict ethical and operational standards to manage clinical practice of music therapy. Please share research and clinical research related to music therapy practice with interested experts through the viewpoint of music therapy and music therapy, other publications provided by AMTA. For details about membership, publications, employment opportunities and other benefits, please contact the American Music Therapy Association.