Everyone
listens to certain music as their moods change. If you're
particularly sad, you may put on some happy music like... Modest
Mouse, or The Black Keys. Or you may put on something
depressing like... Bon Iver, or Elliott Smith. It is
always therapeutic to play the music your heart wants to
hear. In this sense, music therapy is subconsciously familiar
to the entire world. But it goes much deeper than that.
Wikipedia
has music therapy as being "an
allied health profession and one of the expressive therapies,
consisting of an interpersonal process in which therapists uses music
and all of its facets (phycical, emotional, mental, social,
aesthetic, and spiritual) to help" people maintain proper
health. Focused
mainly on children who need heylp with physical, emotional,
cognitive, and social skills, music therapy has seen great success.
It is also used for cancer patients, and those with severe
to moderate mood disorders.
An
article from musicasmedicine.com describes it wonderfully by saying,
"music therapy in the United States of America began in the late
18th century. However, using music as a healing medium dates
back to ancient times. This is evident in biblical scriptures
and historical writings of ancient civilizations such as Egypt,
China, India, Greece and Rome. Today, the power of music
remains the same..." The article goes on to explain that
it is often used in a very different capacity.
I
find this incredibly interesting. As a musician, and one who
understands what that "therapy" may entail, I believe I'll
be writing about this subject quite often. What are your
thoughts?
FINAL
THOUGHT:
Here
are a couple songs that help me when I'm a little down. Happy
listening. And please, suggest some
music
that makes YOU feel better. I'd love to hear it.
Bon
Iver - Skinny Love
Sun
Kil Moon - Alesund
A
Fine Frenzy - Happier
The
Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division
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