Music Therapy - A Harmonious Complementary Therapy
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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
Music therapy is offered by a group of established healthcare professionals who use music in order to promote healing and enhance quality of life. Music therapy may be used to encourage emotional expression, promote social interaction, relieve symptoms, and for other purposes. Music therapists may use active or passive methods with patients, depending on the patients' needs and abilities.
Source:
American Cancer Society. Complimentary and Alternative Therapies: Mind Body, and Spirit. Music Therapy. March 2007.
Source:
American Cancer Society. Complimentary and Alternative Therapies: Mind Body, and Spirit. Music Therapy. March 2007.
Video about Music Therapy
From Pathways Magazine TV
A video from Dr. Melissa Keogh in Australia. This video discusses the wide scope of practice for Music Therapy from the very young to the very old.
curated content from YouTube
Music Therapy Associations
Music Therapy Makes a Difference
This is a list of the many music therapy associations and organizations around the world.
- 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)
This is a beautiful tribute to the field of music therapy helping those who may not understand the field to get an idea of what music therapy is all about.
curated content from YouTube
Books About Music Therapy on Amazon
A collection of books that look at the healing effects of music.
Music Therapy in Three Parts on YouTube
Using Music in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with My Daughter
One of my few happy memories of our NICU experience is watching my daughter sleeping under the special bilirubin treatment lamps with her "shades" on and listening to "tunes" with her mini headphones.
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.
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 is one of the many things that NICU Parents can used to help their premature babies and sick newborns.
- 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
The following includes some of the titles that have been used in NICU music studies. Studies have not been done to compare the relative effectiveness of any of these titles.
Before using any of these with your newborn, be sure to listen to the music yourself first.
Before using any of these with your newborn, be sure to listen to the music yourself first.
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
The article on the 'photo in the news' the image of newborn babies listening to music.
- 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
Music Therapy is being used to help people suffering from 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.
Music to Soothe the Grieving Heart
Compiled by Lois A. Bloom in memory of her Son Samuel C. Bloom, III
This list was compiled for the Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, Survivor's After Suicide Program.
- 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
More Video Clips on Music Therapy
A Collection of Video Clips on Music Therapy on YouTube showing some of the different ways the music therapy and rap therapy is being used.
A Music Thanatology Lens
More on using music to comfort, calm and relieve the suffering of someone in the final stages of life.
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
A video about Lisa Rae, who is using music with people at the end of life as a "Transitional Coach."
curated content from YouTube
Someone You Should Know - More about Lisa Rae Eisenman
From WAOW TV9 in Wausau, WI
To read about the news clip of Lisa Rae featured in the YouTube video, follow the link to the WAOW website.
- 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
Music thanatology is the practice of providing musical comfort, at the bedside of patients near the end of life. This is done with a person playing at the bedside, or by playing music as to help soothe and comfort as the patient is dying.
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.
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.
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KarenTBTEN
Sep 25, 2010 @ 12:46 pm | delete
- This compilation of resources on music therapy should be helpful to many.
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JoyfulPamela
Oct 31, 2009 @ 9:52 am | delete
- I majored in music therapy and music education in college and found it absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing all this wonderful information.
Pamela
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clemency
May 16, 2009 @ 3:26 am | delete
- Very interesting lens, thank you so much. Music definitely has the power to change your mood.
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AnandaCreative
Apr 21, 2009 @ 10:44 am | delete
- Thank you, there is some wonderful information here and shall add as a favourite as I am just launching a campaign to raise money for music and arts therapy. feedyoursoulandthechildren.blogspot.com
Music has the ability to reconnect us to our soul, so we can remember who we are and all we can be
Blessings, Ananda
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TherapyDept
Apr 2, 2009 @ 11:32 pm | delete
- The mind processes music completely differently then speech. It is amazing.
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