Music therapy consists of the use of music, in a therapeutic setting, to promote healing, relaxation, and create a general sense of health and well-being. Music therapists work in a variety of settings, including psychiatric, medical, educational, gerontological and wellness.. Music therapists work with all age groups, including very small children and elderly people
Music produces a very strong emotional response in most people. Music can energize you or give you a sense of soothing calm, depending on the style of music. Studies have even shown that music can affect not only moods, but also your heart rate, respiration and blood pressure levels.
Music therapists often use music as a form of communication. In this sense, music is almost a form of language, communicating through its beat, melody, and rhythm. Music therapy has been used in this sense to help physically and mentally disabled people to express themselves. It has also been used to help autistic and schizophrenic patients express themselves more readily. (More ...)
