Music Therapy Dictionary

Music Therapy Dictionary: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary on Music Therapy

Music Therapy

Music therapy is a scientific method of effective cures of disease through the power of music. It restores, maintains and improves emotional, psychological and physiological well being. The articulation, pitch, tone and specific arrangement of swars (notes) in a particular raga (melody) stimulates, alleviates and cures various ailments.

Music therapy has a long history dating back to ancient Greece. King David's curing an illness by playing the harp would count for the same in the Old Testament. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used it extensively. In ancient Egypt pain of childbirth was reduced thus. In Indian legends Thyagaraja, the famous south Indian musician is believed to have sung back life into the dead. And in 1729 Richard Browne compiled the well-known Medicina Musica.

Music can be defined as "…a kind of inarticulate, unfathomable speech which leads us to the edge of the infinite and lets us for a moment gaze into that." Basically a sound (nada) generating particular vibrations which moves through space and effects the human body. In classical Indian system it usually takes the form of a raga which has four sources - folk songs, poetry, devotional songs of mystics and compositions of classical musicians.

Ragas are closely related to time of the day and seasonal changes and emotional status. Symphonies of raga have a definite soothing effect on the mind as well as the body. The muscles, nerves and chakras of affected parts go through alternate contraction and relaxation during impulses and the in-between intervals respectively. This enables energy from a universal energy field to flow into human energy field and affect the central nervous system - roots of auditory nerves being more widely distributed than any other. Also beats in music have a close relation with heart beats with those below the pulse rate calm & relax the system and those above excite & rejuvinate.

While ragas can cure tension, blood pressure, heart ailments, insomnia and other disorders, it should be kept in mind that such therapy treatment should be conducted either early morning, evening or late night, never long sessions on an empty stomach and ideally with regular short breaks in between.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary on Music Therapy

Music Therapy

Music therapy is a scientific method of effective cures of disease through the power of music. It restores, maintains and improves emotional, psychological and physiological well being. The articulation, pitch, tone and specific arrangement of swars (notes) in a particular raga (melody) stimulates, alleviates and cures various ailments.

Music therapy has a long history dating back to ancient Greece. King David's curing an illness by playing the harp would count for the same in the Old Testament. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used it extensively. In ancient Egypt pain of childbirth was reduced thus. In Indian legends Thyagaraja, the famous south Indian musician is believed to have sung back life into the dead. And in 1729 Richard Browne compiled the well-known Medicina Musica.

Music can be defined as "…a kind of inarticulate, unfathomable speech which leads us to the edge of the infinite and lets us for a moment gaze into that." Basically a sound (nada) generating particular vibrations which moves through space and effects the human body. In classical Indian system it usually takes the form of a raga which has four sources - folk songs, poetry, devotional songs of mystics and compositions of classical musicians.

Ragas are closely related to time of the day and seasonal changes and emotional status. Symphonies of raga have a definite soothing effect on the mind as well as the body. The muscles, nerves and chakras of affected parts go through alternate contraction and relaxation during impulses and the in-between intervals respectively. This enables energy from a universal energy field to flow into human energy field and affect the central nervous system - roots of auditory nerves being more widely distributed than any other. Also beats in music have a close relation with heart beats with those below the pulse rate calm & relax the system and those above excite & rejuvinate.

While ragas can cure tension, blood pressure, heart ailments, insomnia and other disorders, it should be kept in mind that such therapy treatment should be conducted either early morning, evening or late night, never long sessions on an empty stomach and ideally with regular short breaks in between.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Holistic Health Dictionary on MUSIC THERAPY

MUSIC THERAPY

Music therapy is the prescribed use of music by a qualified person to effect positive changes in the psychological, physical, cognitive, or social functioning of individuals who have health or educational problems.

The idea of music as a healing influence that can affect health and behavior is as least as old as the writings of Aristotle and Plato. The 20th century discipline began after World War I and World War II when community musicians of all types, both amateur and professional, went to veterans' hospitals around the country to play for the thousands of veterans suffering both physical and emotional trauma from the wars. The patients' physical and emotional improvements in response to music led the doctors and nurses to request that hospitals hire musicians.

For children, illness and hospitalizations disrupt normal living patterns, school and important social activities. Music therapy helps to reduce this disruption by providing sensitive, creative interventions--including playing instruments and writing songs. These interventions also offer acute and chronically ill children the chance to learn, express themselves, interact with family and peers and, simply, relax and enjoy themselves. Even parents and siblings can join the fun and experience the benefits. The power of music is documented: Studies have shown that music can influence heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, pain perception, physical health and well-being. Music is loved by young and old.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary on Music therapy

MUSIC THERAPY: The use of music to aid processes of communication and the development of self-awareness. Because music can produce a strong emotional response, it is often used with handicapped children to try to overcome personal barriers and disabilities, and to bring a new sense of order and meaning into their lives. It may also be useful to help children express a wide range of moods and feelings.

Music also has other therapeutic applications in the field of holistic self-development. Ambient music, a form of "non-intrusive" Natural Health Therapy music, is now being used as an adjunct to meditation, and to enhance guided imagery exercises.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Alternative Medicine Dictionary on Music therapy

Music therapy:

systematic application of music to produce relaxation and desired changes in emotions, behavior and physiology. Music can also be created by the client, allowing nonverbal self expression.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Complementary Medicine Dictionary on MUSIC THERAPY

MUSIC THERAPY: Sound and music produce vibrations and these can have marked effects on the healing process.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Traditional Medicine Dictionary on Music therapy

Music therapy , Music therapy , :

The use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Alternative Treatment Dictionary on Music/Sound Therapy

Music/Sound Therapy: Therapists in this field utilize music or sound to improve a client's sense of emotional, physical and spiritual health and well-being. Various experiments with music have shown a range of benefits for all types of situations, from the elderly suffering from Alzheimer’s to young people with learning disabilities.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Alternative Health Dictionary III on Music and Sound Therapy

Music and Sound Therapy

Since vibration is the essence of sound and music and since energy, and thus vibration, is the essence of all things, then it follows that music and sound should be a common element among most, if not all, healing traditions.

Examples of the use of sound include: chanting in yoga and meditation, plainsong, drumming, music played during a bodywork or healing session, and hi-tech meditation soundtracks which employ subliminal pulses and/or affirmations.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Alternative Treatment Dictionary on Art/Drama/Music Therapy

Art/Drama/Music Therapy: Using these "expressive" forms of art as a vehicle for change, self-awareness and growth, counselors guide their clients to a resolution of psychological or emotional problems.

Music Therapy Dictionary: Alternative Health Dictionary on Gandharv Ved

Gandharv Ved (Gandharva therapy, Gandharva-Veda music therapy, Maharishi Gandharva-Veda): Hindu form of music therapy, designed to restore physiological harmony and eliminate pathogenic imbalances.

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