Music Therapy - Good for the Mind, Body and Spirit
According to the American Music Therapy Association, Music Therapy is an established healthcare profession that uses music to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals of all ages.
Music therapy improves the quality of life for persons who are well and meets the needs of children and adults with disabilities or illnesses.
Music therapy interventions can be designed by therapists to:
- * Promote wellness
* Manage stress
* Alleviate pain
* Express feelings
* Enhance memory
* Improve communication
* Promote physical rehabilitation
It is important to realize that Music therapy is more than just playing records in nursing homes. Therapists are trained in psychology, group interaction and the special needs of the group or population that they serve.
Photo Source: Iancu Oaida. Music Signs. Royalty Free Use.
Definition of Music Therapy
Source:
American Cancer Society. Complimentary and Alternative Therapies: Mind Body, and Spirit. Music Therapy. March 2007.
Video about Music Therapy
From Pathways Magazine TV
Pathways Magazine TV - Music Therapy
Melissa Keogh takes a closer look at Music Therapy
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Music Therapy Associations
Music Therapy Makes a Difference
- Welcome to the American Music Therapy Association Website
- The mission of the American Music Therapy Association is to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access
to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world. - Western Region, American Music Therapy Association, Inc.
- WRAMTA is one of the regional chapters of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). The purpose of this organization is the advancement of music therapy within the western region.
- New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association
- The New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association. The purpose of this organization shall be to advance the aims, purposes, and goals of the American Music Therapy Association within a regional organization.
- Australian Music Therapy Association Inc.
- Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Inc. is dedicated to the advancement and practice of professional music therapy in Australia.
- Music Therapy Association of BC
- Music Therapy Association of British Columbia.
A New Perspective of Music Therapy
In Association with Utah State University Music Therapy Student Association (USUMTSA)
Music Therapy: A New Perspective
A Description of Music Therapy through quotes, pictures and song.
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Books About Music Therapy on Amazon
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Amazon Price: $17.16 (as of 07/19/2008)
Self-Healing With Sound & Music
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/19/2008)
The Healing Power of Sound: Recovery from Life-Threatening Illness Using Sound, Voice, and Music
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 07/19/2008)
The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 07/19/2008)
Sacred Sounds: Magic & Healing Through Words & Music
Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 07/19/2008)
Music Therapy in Three Parts on YouTube
Using Music in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with My Daughter
I could almost imagine her lying on the beach in the sun as a teenager listening to music, instead of lying in her bed in the NICU.
Music was one of the ways that I was able to help my daughter while she was in the NICU.
You can read the rest of the NICU Parent Support Site Blog entry here or by following the links in the next section.
Music Therapy to Ease the Pain of Premature Babies
- ABC News: Preemie Babies Helped by Lullabies?
- ABC News takes a look at "Science of Song: Do Lullabies Help Sick Babies? With Dr. Mark Tramo, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, who use music when his own daughter was born prematurely.
Using Music to Soothe and Nurture the NICU Baby
- Music's Ability to Soothe and Nurture the NICU Baby
- A look at how music therapy is being used to positively impact and alter the environment of NICU premature babies and sick newborns from the NICU Parent Support Blog.
- Singing Praises of Music in Neonatal ICU
- An article on integrating music and speech therapy approaches to help preemies learn skills missed in the the third trimester's developmental stages.
- Nurse Brings the Sound of Music to the NICU
- An article on using music in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Music Used with NICU Babies
Music Titles Used for Newborns in NICU Music Studies
Before using any of these with your newborn, be sure to listen to the music yourself first.
Lullaby Favorites: Music for Little People
From one of my favorite companies, this is a soothing collection of many of the classic lullabies for babies.
Amazon Price: $6.25 (as of 07/19/2008)
Transitions: Soothing Music for Crying Infants(Transitions Music)
One of a series of CD's developed under the guidance of physician Fred Schwartz. Digital samples of actual womb sounds, barely discernible female vocals, and the soft wash of other atmospheric sounds are combined to create music to reduce the of infant children and their parents.
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 07/19/2008)
Dream A Little Dream (Transitions Music)
Another one of the CD's developed under the guidance of physician Fred Schwartz. This one is a series of relaxing and soothing lullabies for your newborn.
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 07/19/2008)
Transitions 2: Music to Help Baby Sleep(Transitions Music)
One of a series of CD's developed under the guidance of physician Fred Schwartz. Soothing instrumental and vocal music are blended with womb sounds and the rhythm and sound of mother's breathing to create a relaxing musical environment for infants and their parents.
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 07/19/2008)
Baby Sleep
A collection of classical selections perfectly chosen to soothe the little ones and start them on an early appreciation of music.
Amazon Price: $15.98 (as of 07/19/2008)
Newborns Listening to Music
The photo from an article on the National Geographic Site.
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Using Music Therapy in Newborns to Reduce Stress
- Photo in the News: Babies Unwind Wearing Headphones
- An article from the Naitonal Geographic on how music therapy is being used in Slovakia, to help newborns reduce stress and stay healthy.
Using Music Therapy to Lift Depression
- Using Music to Lift Depressions Veil
- Many people find that music lifts their spirits. Now new research shows that music therapy ? either listening to or creating music with a specially trained therapist ? can be a useful treatment for depression. From Tara Parker-Pope on Health in the New Your Times Blog
Smile Though Your Heart is Aching
A Musical Lens to Help on the Difficult Days
A collection of videos with different versions of the classic song "Smile." A good resources for those days when you are feeling a bit down.-
Smile Though Your Heart is Aching
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A simple strategy for how to survive those most difficult of days...just smile. This lens includes a specially selected collection of videos with different versions of the classic song "Smile" written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner a...
Music to Soothe the Grieving Heart
Compiled by Lois A. Bloom in memory of her Son Samuel C. Bloom, III
- Music Bibliography for a Grieving Heart
- A list of music to soothe the grieving heart on the Suicide Prevention Center. It includes comforting, spiritual and relaxing music, along with music with meaningful lyrics.
Another Lens on Using Music to Soothe the Aching Heart
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Josh Groban - Touching the Soul - Healing the Grieving Heart
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The first time I realized the healing effect of listening to Josh Groban sing was watching him sing 'To Where You Are' on an episode of Ally McBeal in 2001. David E. Kelly wrote the special Christmas episode as a tribute to those who had died on Sep...
More Video Clips on Music Therapy
A Music Thanatology Lens
More on using music to comfort, calm and relieve the suffering of someone in the final stages of life.-
Music Thanatology - Music as Therapy at the End of Life
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Music Thanatology is the practice of using music to comfort, calm and relieve the suffering of someone in the final stages of life; it is using music to ease the passage of someone who is terminally ill or dying. Since Music has been a part of my lif...
Using Music at the End of Life as Complementary Care
Music used as a complementary care modality, can help address the need for comfort during the heightened stress of serious illness and end-of-life care.Music helps to create an intimate space for the transitioning person, his or her family and if in the hospital setting the attending medical staff.
The harp is one of the oldest instruments used when someone is dying and still one of the most common ones used when working with a person in the process of dying.
Photo Source: Denise Leon. My Sweet Harp. Royalty Free Use.
Using Music at the End of Life
Lisa Rae Music Therapy
Someone You Should Know-story of college student aspiring to be a 'transitional coach' with music therapy
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Someone You Should Know - More about Lisa Rae Eisenman
From WAOW TV9 in Wausau, WI
- Someone You Should Know: Lisa Rae Eisenman
- The transcript of the news feature on Lisa Rae from WAOW TV9 in Wausau, WI.
Music To Use As a Person Transitions at the End of Life
Using Music to Soothe at the End of Life
This list is a collection of soothing music that I have found which can be used to comfort people and aid in their final transition.
Gifts of the Angels
There is an ethereal out-of-this world quality to this music on this CD. Listening to it there is a sense that of floating out in space and hearing the angels sing. Somehow in Gifts of the Angels Steven Halpern managed to capture the voices of the angels.
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 07/19/2008)
Angel Voices
The latest CD from a young boys who make up the group Libera. The music is soothing and comforting combining mystical chords and beautiful harmonies. The voices of angels seem to emanate from this young group of London school boys.
Amazon Price: $11.97 (as of 07/19/2008)
Transitions
Steven Halpern's music on this CD was written to provide comfort and solace during times of transitions. The music "creates a safe and supportive ambiance, a sacred sonic space for the prayers, meditation and mindfulness that support us and give us hope."
Amazon Price: $16.98 (as of 07/19/2008)
LiberaVisions
The music of Visions is a unique, exquisite sound from a young boys who make up the group Libera. The music is soothing and comforting combining mystical chords and beautiful harmonies to bring many classical pieces to a new audience.
Amazon Price: $9.97 (as of 07/19/2008)
Graceful Passages: A Companion for Living and Dying (Wisdom of the World)
Graceful Passages: A Companion For Living And Dying is a collection of sensitive readings from a variety of sources on the experience of mortality, set to timeless music of compassion. The set includes two CD's as well as a book of lyrics. Used and recommended by many hospice programs and providers.
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/19/2008)
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Livin-Rocks
Nice info here on music therapy. :) Thanks! Posted June 16, 2008 |
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jaktraks
Top-notch site. Though I have a master's degree in counseling psychology, my bachelor's degree is in music theory and performance (- why I was drawn to this site). As a therapist, I often use, or recommend, music to help my clients. This lens will be a good resource for me. Thanks! Posted June 06, 2008 |
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carmine
Great lens - Your lens rocks! |
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RinchenChodron
I used music tapes when my mother was dying after she went off of dialysis. She found it very soothing. I now do Tibetan Bowls sound therapy. Posted January 06, 2008 |
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RinchenChodron
Yes, using music at the end of life is wonderful for both the patient and the family - harps, Tibetan Bowls, flutes. I enjoyed your site gave it five stars. Posted January 05, 2008 |
