Music Therapy: Definition, Benefits, & ResearchBy Charlie Huntington, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate
Music therapy uses music to promote psychological healing and well-being. That’s right—scientific evidence says mindful music listening can be good for you.
something very deeply, and listening to music will unlock more of those emotions, whatever they are.
Playing and making music seem to be just as powerful for us. There are endless interviews with successful artists where they describe how their music gives voice to something inside themselves they could not otherwise express. In the last year or so, I have found a similar power in music, albeit on a far lesser scale. Processing my experiences through songwriting has become a way to honor the feelings I’m having. Since these experiences are so common, and music is so powerful for so many of us, should it come as any surprise that music therapy is a real, established mode of psychotherapy, with its own scientific journals, professors, and training programs? Let’s take a look at this fascinating subfield of psychotherapy and see what the benefits of music therapy may be. Before reading on, if you're a therapist, coach, or wellness entrepreneur, be sure to grab our free Wellness Business Growth eBook to get expert tips and free resources that will help you grow your business exponentially.
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