When you hear the word therapy, the first thing that comes to your mind is that it must be some painful treatment for some kind of disorder. What comes to your mind when you think of “music therapy”? Music therapy is clinical use of music that is evidence based so as to achieve targets set by a trustworthy professional with a therapeutic relationship, specially the one who has completed an approved music therapy program.
Music therapists assess problems like emotional well being, physical health, communication abilities etc through musical responses. They customize their music sessions according to the client’s requirement using music improvisation, receptive music sessions, song writing, discussing lyrics and so on.
Many individuals have their own way of relaxation and one of such methods is listening to music. Music can play a great role in reducing stress. Music also serves as a vital support when you are running on your treadmill i.e. when you are exercising. Music therapy used in the delivery and labor can be included in this discussion as pregnancy is very much part of a women’s life cycle.
Schools often hire Music therapists to provide music therapy services for individualized education plan for main streamed special learners. This music therapy is used to have an impact on nonmusical areas such as communication skills and physical coordination skills that are important aspects of our day to day life.
Music therapy’s future entirely depends on the outcomes of such experiments, if these things come out on top over a period of time then the music therapy’s future is bright and clear.
